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Nov 04

Michigan city on edge as lead water crisis persists

By Michael Phillis, Associated Press

Waiting for free bottled water is time consuming and some residents wonder why, in a state that recently dealt with the Flint water crisis, the problem wasn't fixed sooner.

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Aug 22

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Two years after Newark’s water crisis, the city has cleaned up its act

By PBS NewsHour

When Newark, New Jersey made headlines in 2019 for a lead water crisis that impacted one in five of its citizens, people saw an echo of Flint, Michigan’s colossal public health crisis. But two years later, Newark has replaced the…

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Dec 22

Notre Dame fire wakes the world up to dangers of lead dust

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety regulations for lead, a toxic building material found across many historic cities.

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Oct 10

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News Wrap: Zelenskiy denies Trump tried to blackmail him

In our news wrap Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denied President Trump sought to blackmail him over military aid to Ukraine. Zelenskiy also vowed that his country would investigate whether Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Meanwhile, Apple…

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Oct 10

EPA proposes upping testing for lead at schools in rule overhaul

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Contrary to regulatory rollbacks in many other environmental areas, the administration has called dealing with lead contamination in drinking water a priority.

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Oct 03

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Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis

By John Yang, Rachel Wellford

Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city's residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water, while others deal with the physical…

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May 16

Baby teeth study reveals children near smelters are exposed to dangerous lead in the womb

By Jill Johnston, The Conversation

Outdated regulations for lead have failed to protect children’s health.

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Apr 03

5 important medical stories that you might have missed

By Dr. Amber Robins

It’s easy for politics to dominate our news feeds these days. But there are many important stories in the health and medical communities, too. Here’s what we’re reading now.

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Jun 17

Lead detected in 20 percent of baby food samples

By Lydia Zuraw, Kaiser Health News

A new report suggests baby food could contain increased levels of lead.

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Jan 19

EPA pick is unclear about toxic lead levels. So are scientists

By Rebecca Robbins, STAT

Democrats slammed Scott Pruitt for saying he didn't know the science on toxic lead levels for kids, but in fact there's a robust scientific debate on that.

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