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. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 6:45 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 6:17 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 6:44 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… Continue watching
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teeth study reveals children near smelters are exposed to dangerous lead in the womb By Jill Johnston, The Conversation Outdated regulations for lead have failed to protect children’s health. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading