Lead

Health agency covered up lead harm Health agency covered up lead harm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention withheld evidence that contaminated tap water caused lead poisoning in kids.
By Rebecca Renner Apr 10, 2009

  • Dropping like a lead imperialist balloon

    Sacredness is in the eye of the plunderer, as British churches lose their roofs
    By Andrew Leonard April 9, 2008

  • Life will kill you

    Can diet soda, cellphones and makeup give you cancer? The author of "The Secret History of the War on Cancer" discusses the health risks of, well, living.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski October 8, 2007

  • Condors vs. the NRA

    The remarkable recovery of California condors is now threatened by lead bullet fragments left in the wild by hunters. Its fate rests with the governor. What will Schwarzenegger do?
    By Katharine Mieszkowski September 22, 2007

  • Baby's first lead

    All the recent toy recalls have revived fears about toddlers and toxins. How should parents protect their children?
    By Katharine Mieszkowski September 8, 2007

  • Barbie's home ruled a toxic site

    Lead-tainted toys continue to be recalled. But toy makers and China don't deserve all the blame. U.S. regulators have been napping.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski September 6, 2007

  • Plastic bags are killing us

    The most ubiquitous consumer item on Earth, the lowly plastic bag is an environmental scourge like none other, sapping the life out of our oceans and thwarting our attempts to recycle it.
    By Katharine Mieszkowski August 10, 2007

  • Lead on tap

    An alarming return of lead in drinking water is being ignored by the EPA and municipal officials.
    By Rebecca Renner November 27, 2006

  • Get the lead out

    How to make sure that your drinking water is safe.
    By Rebecca Renner November 27, 2006
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