Lead Contamination

News

The soil in these Indiana towns has 5 times the amount of lead the EPA allows

05.08.18

By Alex Lubben
News

Chicago has to run water fountains 24/7 to keep lead levels down

07.28.17

By Alex Lubben
Tech

Flint Residents Are Not Ready to Trust the Government Again

01.25.17

By Meredith Rutland Bauer
News

Flint’s lead crisis will cost each of its children $50,000 in their lifetimes

08.08.16

By Kayla Ruble
News

Obama Says It Will Be Two Years Before Flint’s Pipes Are Fixed

05.04.16

By Ciara O'Rourke
News

As Obama Travels to Flint, Congress Has Yet to Help Lead-Contaminated Cities

05.03.16

By Jake Bleiberg
News

Flint Residents File $220 Million Suit Against the US Environmental Protection Agency

04.26.16

By Reuters and VICE News
News

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Is Drinking Flint’s Water Every Day For a Month

04.19.16

By Jake Bleiberg
News

‘You Just Don’t Get It’: Republicans Grill EPA’s McCarthy About Flint Water Crisis

03.17.16

By Matt Smith
News

Newark, New Jersey School Officials Admit to Dangerous Levels of Lead Since at Least 2012

03.17.16

By Jake Bleiberg
News

It’s Still Unclear How Long Chris Christie’s Appointed Managers Knew About Lead in Newark Schools

03.15.16

By Jake Bleiberg
News

Some Newark, New Jersey Schools Needed New Lead Filters Years Ago, Photographs Show

03.14.16

By Jake Bleiberg

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