5 takeaways from our investigation into Shelby County’s lead crisis

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5 takeaways from our investigation into Shelby County’s lead crisis

Photos by Andrea Morales for MLK50 In spring 2023, MLK50 learned Memphis and Shelby County were remediating lead poisoning hazards from far fewer homes than they were pre-pandemic. In the following months, we educated ourselves on the causes and serious consequences of this reality. We spoke to researchers across the world about the effects lead is still having on our county’s children, and we talked to the parents and grandparents of some of th…