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Below the Blue: Lake Tahoe
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TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Below the Blue is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to removing foreign debris from water bodies and educating the public about pollution. Below the Blue collects hands-on data that helps facilitate policy change and enforcement while working with environmental lawyers, local agencies and residents.


Individually, we are scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and teachers. Collectively we are Below the Blue, a group of genuine people with a common interest: Lake Tahoe and Beyond.


We hope you will become part of our collaboration to save our lake, below and above the blue.

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America is Wrapped in Miles of Toxic lead Cables

9 July 2023 WSJ Article

investigating hidden lead cables circling the U.S.

9 July 2023 WSJ Article

Bayou Teche is An Epicenter of America's Lead Cable Problem

10 July 2023 WSJ Article

Lawmakers Demand Telecom Firms Act After WSJ Investigation

11 July 2023 WSJ Article

AT&T/Verizon Knew about Toxic Lead Cables - and Did Little

12 July 2023 WSJ Article

'I was Sick and I didn't know why'

14 July 2023 WSJ Article

Environmental Groups Ask EPA to Shield Public

In a letter Monday to the EPA, the groups asked the federal agency to ensure the “immediate removal” of all abandoned aerial lead-covered cables hung up on poles and lead infrastructure accessible to children from the ground. 

17 July 2023 WSJ Article
Additional Photos of Lead Cable Investigation
Field Report and Supporting Documents

Nonprofits and local agency team up for change

19 April 2022 Press Release

Pacbell To remove Toxic Cable from Lake Tahoe

Consent Decree & Articles
Additional Photos of Underwater Cable

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