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Flint officials agree to new rules in replacing lead water lines

A lead main service line is exposed in Flint, Michigan. (Photo: Rachel Woolf / AP file photo) Flint officials have…

6 years ago

Toxic legacy: Wash U researchers look for ways to keep lead out of drinking water

Washington University graduate student Anushka Mishrra tests water samples for chlorine on Nov. 21, 2018, as part of a lead-corrosion…

6 years ago

Newark said its water was safe, but … was warned of problems months ago

City officials in Newark said they learned in October that lead water contamination wasn’t just affecting a dozen homes, but…

6 years ago

Why the EPA won’t get the lead out of our water

Photo: AP/Carlos Osorio The agency was slow to revise its lead pipe regulations under Obama. It’s even worse under Trump…

6 years ago

Duke Study: Rivers Contaminated With Radium and Lead From Thousands of Fracking Wastewater Spills

Bakken Oil and Gas in Williston, North Dakota on the Missouri River. Photo Credit: EcoFlight Thousands of oil and gas…

6 years ago