Dec 20 Watch 6:31 After Flint’s lead crisis, the ‘most important medication’ for kids is education By PBS News Hour There is a well-established link between lead exposure and learning disabilities, but early childhood education has been shown to counteract the effects. In Flint, Michigan, where the youngest residents have been the most vulnerable to lead poisoning, the city has… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 6:49 How and why we need to get the lead out of our lives By PBS News Hour Our love/hate relationship with lead is as old as history itself. The origin of "plumbing" comes from the Latin word for lead. But only in the 1970s did we realize the consequences of even low doses of the hazardous metal,… Continue watching
Sep 28 7 things you didn’t know about lead By Leigh Anne Tiffany Learn some interesting facts about lead, its effect on our health and how it gets in our water. Continue reading
Sep 28 This lab uses coffee grounds to extract lead and other toxins from water By Nsikan Akpan Though still in its prototype phase, this coffee-infused foam might clear the worst levels of lead contamination found in places like Flint, Michigan within a few hours. Continue reading
Aug 11 Lead removal from Flint water making progress, researchers find By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako, Gretchen Frazee Lead levels are dropping in Flint, Michigan, but residents should still flush taps, according to test results Virginia Tech researchers announced Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 24 New CDC data exposes scope of Flint water crisis, lead exposure By Rebecca Robbins, STAT Flint children consuming city water were nearly 50 percent more likely to test for a blood lead level considered high after Flint switched water sources in 2014, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Mar 12 More families file suit against Flint over lead poisoning By Michael D. Regan Multiple families in Flint, Michigan filed a lawsuit this week seeking financial recompense from the government and several private companies after they had discovered drinking water supplied by the city had been contaminated by lead. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch A Look Around the Ruins of Fukushima, Where Radiation Still Poses Danger A Look Around the Ruins of Fukushima, Where Radiation Still Poses Danger… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch News Wrap: Polls Show President Obama Leads in Ohio, But Narrowly In other news Wednesday, new polls show that President Obama still leads in Ohio. Following the first presidential debate, the gap between the two candidates narrowed, energizing both campaigns' efforts to win over the last undecided voters before Election Day. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Trey McIntyre Project Finds Dance Partner in Boise Jeffrey Brown profiles how a leading dance company and a small western city are learning to move together through an unexpected partnership. Continue watching