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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· 2 months agoLANSING, Mich. — Residents of Flint, Michigan, still haven't seen a penny from a $626.25 million...
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· 7 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...
Lead-tainted applesauce recalled after poisoning hundreds of children: ‘A catastrophic failure’
NY Post via Yahoo News· 3 months agoUS Attorney General Josh Stein issued a warning to customers over recalled WanaBana, Schnucks, and...
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 makes us sicker and less safe. So why do Memphis leaders overlook it?
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 3 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...
Michigan court tosses charges against ex-governor, others stemming from Flint water crisis
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out charges against former Governor Rick Snyder and...