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While laws to limit pollution have been around for decades, heavy metal pollutants like lead remain a problem in many areas.
While lead might seem like something we left behind in a past era, pollution in other parts of the world and unchecked industry practices continue to put kids — not only in America but all over ...
How many infant deaths have or could be prevented from lowering lead air pollution? We do two calculations. We look at fugitive lead emissions, which are sort of a subset of the emissions from ...
A high amount of lead contamination has been found in a Laurel Ridge stream known for its pristine conditions. The finding in ...
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with ...
(Sophia Schmidt/WHYY) Environmental exposures such as heat, air pollution, lead and other toxins can complicate pregnancies and harm the health of parents and babies. Doulas are non-clinical ...