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Eesha Pendharkar

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Looking at the lead in Massachusetts schools: Part Two

Looking at the lead in Massachusetts schools: Part Two

by Eesha Pendharkar
June 04, 2018

As we wrote last week, the school districts of Attleboro, Brockton, Leicester, Middleborough, and Quincy, all found the highest levels of lead in their school buildings. Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at all of them.

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Looking at the lead in Massachusetts schools: Part One

Looking at the lead in Massachusetts schools: Part One

by Eesha Pendharkar
May 31, 2018

Statewide testing conducted last year shows that hundreds of public schools across Massachusetts, reported high levels of lead in their drinking water, putting thousands of students at risk for long-term health effects. However, despite the danger, these tests remain optional under current law.

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Visualizing transparency: Comparing request processing times

Visualizing transparency: Comparing request processing times

by Eesha Pendharkar
April 26, 2018

Records requests can take anywhere between a few days to sometimes even years. But how much does the level of the agency impact how long you’ll have to wait? Eesha Pendharkar sifted through the last four years of our request data to find out.

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Visualizing transparency: A look through MuckRock's request data

Visualizing transparency: A look through MuckRock’s request data

by Eesha Pendharkar
April 19, 2018

MuckRock’s Eesha Pendharkar sifted through the last four years of our request data to create a series of visualizations of of what transparency looks like across the country.

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How FOIA can hold the powerful accountable, public and private alike

How FOIA can hold the powerful accountable, public and private alike

by Eesha Pendharkar
February 16, 2018

FOIA is a great way to keep the powerful is check, whether they be federal agencies, their employees, or tech giants. This week, stories from the Daily Californian, RealLivePolitics, and Columbia Journalism Review about revealing attempts by the government and two leading tech companies to withhold information from the public.

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Latest Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
Lead Testing for School Drinking Water Payment Required Leicester Town Clerk Leicester, MA
Lead Testing for School Drinking Water (Yarmouth Town Clerk) Awaiting Acknowledgement Yarmouth Town Clerk Yarmouth, MA
Lead Testing for School Drinking Water (Concord Public Schools & Concord-Carlisle Regional School District) Awaiting Acknowledgement Concord Public Schools & Concord-Carlisle Regional School District Concord, MA
Lead Testing for School Drinking Water (Northampton Public Schools) Awaiting Acknowledgement Northampton Public Schools Northampton, MA
Lead Testing for School Drinking Water (Mayor's Office) Completed Mayor's Office Leominster, MA

Recently Completed Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
Lead Testing for School Drinking Water (Mayor's Office) Completed Mayor's Office Leominster, MA
Lead Testing for School Drinking Water (Hingham Town Clerk) Completed Hingham Town Clerk Hingham, MA
Lead Testing for School Drinking Water (Franklin Town Clerk) Completed Franklin Town Clerk Franklin, MA
Clean air act correspondence Completed Environmental Protection Agency United States of America
Lead Testing for School Drinking Water (Weymouth Town Clerk) Completed Weymouth Town Clerk Weymouth, MA

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