lead poisoning
We Asked a Lawyer if Poisoned Flint Residents Can Win Their Lawsuit Against the Government
Earlier this week, a federal lawsuit was filed against a host of city and state officials implicated in the troubled city's water problems. But will it go anywhere?
Flint's Water Crisis Is Leaving Undocumented Immigrants at Risk
Many of Flint's undocumented immigrants are too scared to visit the water distribution centers, for fear that someone will ask for ID.
Protesters Demand Michigan Governor's Resignation During State of the State Speech on Flint Water Crisis
A crowd of demonstrators vented anger over pervasive lead contamination in the city of Flint's water, as Governor Rick Snyder took to the legislature floor to deliver arguably the most important speech of his tenure in office.
Obama Declares State of Emergency in Flint, Michigan Amid Ongoing Water Crisis
The president signed off on federal aid to assist the city, where 30,000 households are at risk of lead poisoning due to citywide contamination in the water system.
The Drinking Water Has Been Poisoning Children in This Michigan City
A study published by Flint’s Hurley Medical Center linked the rise in elevated levels of lead in children to when Flint switched in 2014 from the using the Detroit water system to drawing water from the Flint River.
The Thai Village Where Widespread Lead Poisoning Has Destroyed Lives
Two decades after a mining operation dumped its wastewater into the river that Lower Klity Creek residents depend on for drinking a fishing, villagers are still grappling with the horrific consequences.
This American Town's Drinking Water Will Make You Permanently Dumber
That’s right. Doctors are now warning that drinking the tap water of the city that General Motors almost abandoned could actually permanently lower your IQ.
Baltimore Is Expected to Pay Freddie Gray's Family $6.4 Million
The payout is set to be larger than the ones given to the families of either Eric Garner or Rodney King.
Soylent Is Being Sued By a Watchdog Group for Potential Health Dangers
Last Thursday, the nonprofit As You Sow filed a notice of intent to go after the company “for failure to provide sufficient warning to consumers of lead and cadmium levels in the Soylent 1.5 product.”
An LA Housing Project Could Be Giving Its Residents Lead Poisoning
The LA City Council approved a $1 billion project to raze the Jordan Downs housing project and build a mixed-income apartment complex in its stead. Unfortunately, an adjacent industrial site is contaminated with lead, which might have seeped into the...