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Forum on risks of lead in Indianapolis' drinking water

Posted at 1:29 PM, Jan 29, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-29 13:29:20-05

INDIANAPOLIS — The NAACP of Greater Indianapolis will host the second of two public forums on a developing health problem on Wednesday night.

It's a story RTV6 has covered before: lead in Indianapolis' drinking water.

RTV6 sat down with the NAACP's Garry Holland and neuropsychologist Dr. Vickie Sudhalter to learn what the community needs to know. Click play on the video above to watch the full interview.

The legislative forum on the risks of lead poisoning will be held at the IU McKinney School of Law on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and is open to the public.

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