Susan Lee
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Senior Specialist, Data Analysis and Visualization, Science Office
Susan Lee specializes in data analysis, visualization, and GIS. She uses her expertise to promote clean air, clean water, habitat conservation, and healthy communities through data-driven environmental strategies. Lee holds a bachelor's degree in Earth systems with a concentration in biogeochemistry from Cornell University and an MPS in information visualization from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is based in NRDC’s Washington, D.C., office.
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How Missing Water System Boundaries Affect Our Communities
Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaSusan Lee
The lack of public water system boundary information in the United States puts public health at risk.
CA PFAS Pollution Widespread in Disadvantaged Communities
Expert BlogCaliforniaDr. Anna Reade, Susan Lee
A report published by NRDC, along with its partners Community Water Center, Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles, and Clean Water Action, finds that drinking water throughout California is contaminated with harmful PFAS chemicals, particularly in already overburdened communities.
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Dirty Water: Toxic “Forever” PFAS Chemicals Are Prevalent in the Drinking Water of Environmental Justice Communities
ReportCaliforniaAvinash Kar, Dr. Anna Reade, Susan Lee
Action is urgently needed to protect Californian communities—especially those already overburdened with cumulative exposure to multiple different types of pollution—from this ubiquitous chemical.