Researchers mapped lead contamination in Chicago’s soil and the results are alarming.

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New York City faces a range of environmental challenges to which a successful mayor will need to pay attention.

A Miccosukee tribal elder leads scientists into the Everglades to save both the ecosystem and his tribe’s heritage and connection to the swamp.

Lead poisoning was once thought to largely be a problem of the past, as the globe gradually weaned itself off leaded gasoline ...

Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed ...

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It's no surprise to Northeastern food policy expert Darin Detwiler that high levels of lead are being found in both protein powders and bottles of cinnamon.

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

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In 2011, Petronas was warned its South Sudan oil wells may be causing congenital disease. Mercedes-Benz, partner in its ...

Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became. Scientists studying ancient teeth found that early humans, great apes, and even ...