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During visit to South LA, EPA head vows to address environmental injustices in Watts

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EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited Jordan Downs public housing complex in Watts on Saturday .

Regan said the agency is working with state and federal partners to address elevated lead levels in the community’s drinking water and pollution from scrap metal recycler S & W Atlas Iron & Metal Co. Regan : “For far too long, communities like Watts across the country have had to bear the brunt of environmental injustices injustices.