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An investigation in New Orleans discovered high levels of lead contamination in playgrounds all over the city, despite previous efforts to rid them of the health hazard. Now, city officials are racing ...

A federal appeals court is wrestling with the fate of litigation over lead-contaminated drinking water in Jackson, ...

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Hundreds of Louisville children are testing with elevated levels of lead in their blood each year. The city is taking a new ...

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(NewsNation) — Several metal cookware items are being recalled after testing found they may be “contaminated with significant levels of lead.” The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said IKM, also known ...