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President Biden Announces Six Key Nominations

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following six individuals to serve in key roles: Lisa Carty, Nominee for Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations with the rank of Ambassador and Alternate Representative to the United Nations General Assembly Ernest DuBester, Nominee for Chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority Dennis DeConcini, Nominee for Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Joseph Green, Nominee for Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation

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Newark officials reach settlement over lead contamination in drinking water - TheGrio

Newark officials reach settlement over lead contamination in drinking water Newark is replacing all lead service lines free of charge to its residents, a process already begun that s nearing completion. Loading the player. The city of Newark and state officials have settled their lawsuit after the drinking water in the city was contaminated with high levels of lead in its pipes. The Natural Resources Defense Council and Newark Education Workers’ Caucus sued the city and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in 2018, alleging that the state violated federal Safe Drinking Water Act regulations. An August 2019 press conference at the Newark Health Department shows Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaking about Newark’s ongoing water crisis. At left is Kareem Addem, acting director of Water and Sewer Utilities in Newark, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. (Photo by Rick Loomis/Getty Images)

New Jersey's Two Biggest School Districts Plan To Stay Remote Through April

New Jersey s Two Biggest School Districts Plan To Stay Remote Through April arrow A coronavirus testing site in the Ironbound section of Newark. Seth Wenig/AP/Shutterstock New Jersey’s two biggest cities are keeping their public schools on remote learning through at least April, at which time it will have been more than a year since their students set foot in a school building. Newark will stay on remote learning until their spring break ends on April 12th, with the plan to return to hybrid learning afterwards, according to school officials. Jersey City will stay with remote learning until April 21st.