• 11/26/2024

America’s Toxic Lead Cable Problem

Wall Street Journal

An investigation by The Wall Street Journal has revealed that telecom giants have left behind a sprawling network of cables covered in toxic lead that stretches across the U.S., under the water, in the soil and on poles overhead. On July 27, at 1 p.m. ET, the Journal’s Investigations Editor Michael Siconolfi speaks with investigative journalists Shalini Ramachandran and John West about their deep-dive into America’s lead cable problem.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-toxic-lead-cable-problem-64eb0783