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When Karla Johnson moved into her Indianapolis house over two decades ago, she signed a disclosure form acknowledging its paint contained lead. She…
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The impact of climate change is vast: rising sea levels, climbing temperatures and more severe storms. These problems stretch beyond the coasts and…
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It was a busy summer for environmental safety workers at the school district in Rochester, New York, where employees sampled over 2,000 school water…
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Manufacturers didn't provide data showing the chemicals are safe and effective, the FDA says. It says there's no evidence that they do a better job at preventing illness than plain soap and water.
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The city’s water crisis has given many people in Flint sleepless nights.Last week, the man who helped reveal the problem spent a sleepless night seeing if…
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A coalition of food access organizations is surveying city residents to better understand how to encourage more urban agriculture in St. Louis.The effort…
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While Florida Keys residents debate the use of genetically modified mosquitoes ahead of a November referendum, a new survey finds that a majority of…
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So far, health officials know of 37 confirmed cases of people who contracted Zika from mosquitoes in Miami. But computer models suggest the underlying outbreak in Miami is bigger — and spreading.
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It happens every summer. The rate of young children showing elevated blood lead levels goes up. That's in large part because kids spend more time in their…
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Pollution from power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania caused up to 4,400 premature deaths across the country in 2015, according to a new study. Residents…
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For some obstetricians and gynecologists, Zika virus is transforming how they practice medicine. Talks with pregnant patients now include testing for the virus and the risks of long-term effects.
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Federal health officials are cautioning pregnant travelers to avoid a Miami neighborhood where at least 14 cases of the virus have been traced to local mosquitoes. What about the rest of Florida?