I read a New York times article called “Newark Insisted Its Water Was Safe. Then It Offered Filters for Lead.” by Liz Leyden. In this article Liz talks about how Newark’s top officials hid the fact that there was lead in the water. Poisoning the 285,000 people in the city and possibly causing an epidemic. This is something that shouldn’t be treated lightly because the Newark officials knew about the poisoning and still didn’t tell the people. It’s sad that even in a first world country we are having water problems even though it’s notin the scale as other countries it’s non the less it’s still a problem. Imagine if your new born drank lead contaminated water and it could have been avoided by the state government telling you about it. There’s poisoning in our waters and government we need to find a way to filter out the bad officials and put in honest officials to make government more trusting.
News article reflection Newark water scandal
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I totally agree, we absolutely need better officials in order to build a better relationship with the people. We need officials that are more concerned about the people’s well being rather than money. This incident clearly shows how these government officials care more about saving money than people’s health.
This news significantly highlights the ignorant nature of officials when it comes to the lives of people who they are responsible for. It is necessary for those officials to fulfill their duties as the lives of thousands of people depend on them. This news is extremely saddening as so many people were poisoned and could have been poisoned by simple irresponsibility. It is necessary for the officials to understand their duties and be sympathetic towards people who depend on them.
When I saw this story, I first thought about the issue at Flint, Michigan and then the situation at many NYC schools last year. In 2017, schools in NYC were tested for lead in response to the situation in Flint. This found that many schools in NYC had high levels of lead in their water. My school was one of them and it was a huge issue. I am just thankful that the school/city didn’t hide these facts but instead took actions to fix them instead of hiding them like in Newark.