Testing found high levels of arsenic, lead and cadmium in some ingredients, congressional investigators said.
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E.P.A. to Promote Lead Testing Rule As Trump Tries to Burnish His Record
The E.P.A. will tout a new rule on testing lead in drinking water as President Trump’s latest environmental achievement, but water experts see only modest improvements at best.
Most of $600 Million Settlement in Flint Water Crisis Will Go to Children
The settlement still needs federal court approval, but Flint residents were being cautiously optimistic after the drawn-out crisis: “I just want it to be over.”
Michigan to Pay $600 Million to Victims of Flint Water Crisis
Residents were left ill and relying on bottled water. Health officials said the effects on children were most concerning.
One in Three Children Have Unacceptably High Lead Levels, Study Says
“Children around the world are being poisoned by lead on a massive and previously unrecognized scale,” according to the study, a collaboration of UNICEF and Pure Earth, an advocacy group.
Paris Beehives Trace Notre-Dame’s Toxic Fallout
Bees can act as tiny pollution detectors, say researchers, who found higher but still safe lead levels in honey gathered downwind of the cathedral.