Alexander Grattan, a student at Keystone Oaks High School in Pittsburgh, won the High School category of the One Earth Film Festival in Chicago with his film, “Lead In Water,” about lead contaminated water in Pittsburgh.

An article in the school newspaper covered the story--

Alex’s six-minute film focused mainly on the 17,750 residential water connections throughout the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority’s service territory that contain lead, the health issues associated with lead poisoning, and how Pittsburgh can learn from other cities to remove all of its lead water pipes.

“I decided to focus on water because it is an important part of Pittsburgh’s identity and because the issue of lead contamination has gotten a lot of media attention,” Alex said. “I didn’t realize the true scope of the problem until I started to research the topic for this video contest.”

Alex’s film was chosen from more than 100 entries submitted by students throughout the country. He will receive a $350 scholarship and Pittsburgh United’s Our Water Campaign will receive a $350 matching donation.

The goal of the One Earth Film Festival is to engage students in a discussion about sustainability and to challenge them to think about solutions.

Click Here to watch the film.

For more information on the lead problem in Pittsburgh, visit DEP's Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority and Lead in Drinking Water webpages.

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[Posted: March 9, 2018]

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