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10 years after lead poisoning, Flint residents still haven't been paid from $626.25M fund
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLANSING, Mich. — Residents of Flint, Michigan, still haven't seen a penny from a $626.25 million...
Thousands of children were tested for lead with faulty devices
Virginia Mercury via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoA company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it...
Leaded airplane fuel is poisoning a new generation of American children
Quartz· 2 years agoIn Silicon Valley, blood lead levels in some kids living near Reid-Hillview Airport approached those...
Universal lead testing requirement landmark moment for Michigan, advocates say
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Tuesday that requires all 1- and 2-year-olds in Michigan to...
Flint Showed Us The Dangers Of Poverty. Now It Could Show Us How To Fight It.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. A city...
A new, lower threshold for lead poisoning in children means more kids will get tested – but the...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTesting kids for lead exposure starts with a fingertip prick. Brett Carlsen/Getty ImagesThe U.S....
Ex-Michigan governor pleads the fifth at Flint water crisis trial to avoid self-incrimination
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFormer Michigan governor Rick Snyder appeared in a federal courtroom in Ann Arbor on Thursday, where...
Lead-tainted applesauce recalled after poisoning hundreds of children: ‘A catastrophic failure’
NY Post via Yahoo News· 4 months agoUS Attorney General Josh Stein issued a warning to customers over recalled WanaBana, Schnucks, and...
Lead makes us sicker and less safe. So why do Memphis leaders overlook it?
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDenedra Levy’s two youngest children play in the yard of their new rental home in Frayser. In 2022,...
Michigan judge drops charges against 7 ex-state and city officials in Flint water crisis
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnder state-appointed managers, the government of Flint, a majority-Black city, switched its water...