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Life

8 Historical Beauty Trends That Were Straight-Up Dangerous

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Life

Lead Poisoning May Have Helped Create Modern Humans

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News

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News

Arsenic Blankets This Tiny Montana Town. Its Residents Are Asking the Supreme Court to Let Them Clean It Up.

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Health

These Maps Reveal the Worst Neighborhoods for Lead Poisoning in NYC, Boston, and Chicago

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Health

Millions of Kids Are Exposed to Lead Because the U.S. Prefers to Protect Landlords

07.23.19

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News

Flint, Michigan, Has Been Betrayed — A Lot. Residents Say It’s Happening Again.

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By Emma Ockerman
News

The Notre Dame Fire Caused Lead Levels in the Area to Skyrocket

05.09.19

By Tim Marcin
News

How Newark got lead in its water, and what it means for the rest of America

12.18.18

By Sarah Sax
News

Detroit schools are shutting off drinking water 5 days before kids come back from summer

08.30.18

By Emma Ockerman
News

Chicago’s drinking water is full of lead, report says

04.13.18

By Alex Lubben
News

Flint health chief could get 15 years for tainted water death

06.14.17

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