Lead

Researchers find high lead levels in an Ohio county, Fiat Chrysler pays the price for its emissions scandal, and the Supreme Court upholds California's foie gras ban.

Detroit public schools shut off the district-wide water supply last week after tests found elevated levels of lead or copper in 34 schools.

Vague regulations let government officials hide drinking water contamination from the public.

The crisis in Flint, Michigan, reveals the dangerous downside of treating public safety as just another line item.

Looking at the Flint water crisis from a different perspective.

Thanks to the Flint water crisis, the city's kids could experience terrible, long-lasting consequences.

More troubling news in Michigan.

Flint made many mistakes, but its haphazard lead monitoring system was the worst of them.

Children in 11 municipalities and two counties in New Jersey have higher levels of lead in their blood than children in Flint, Michigan.

Serious crimes are more likely to occur in neighborhoods downwind of air pollution, according to a new study.

Toxic tap water is just not acceptable in 2015 (in Flint, Michigan, or anywhere else).

Hunters using lead ammunition leave a potent neurotoxin scattered in the outdoors; alternative ammunition is really good. Why are efforts to ban lead ammunition so difficult?

Examining the relationship between lead, race, and crime.

One in five kids in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, according to a new report. And things aren't getting any better.

Can't control guns? Then how about the lead in bullets?