There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice of plumbing material?

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The idea that a silent, toxic metal helped unravel one of history’s greatest empires sounds like historical noir, but it is ...

Communications strategist Olga González examines why childhood lead poisoning remains one of the United States’ most preventable public health crises. Drawing on data from the CDC, insights from ...

Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre asking hunters to use non-lead ammo, but it's hard to find in N.S. Hunters say it is too difficult to get their hands on non-toxic ammunition in Nova Scotia, ...

A bald eagle was shot on Thanksgiving and later taken to a Navarre wildlife sanctuary. The eagle died, but the sanctuary is ...

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When an ill bald eagle was brought into the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in Virginia this month, teams recognized the signs of lead poisoning and ran a blood sample through the clinic’s machine. The ...

Betty-Joan Beaudry, chair of the Environmental and Climate Justice Committee of the Utica/Oneida County Chapter of the NAACP, ...

A Taiwanese man in his 50s has died from lead poisoning after using the same thermos mug for the last 30 years.

Elgin has been awarded a $600,000 Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to help fund improvements to Channing Park.

Hannah Pettey, 22, a married mother of two from Alabama, suffered debilitating pain and lost more than 45 pounds as her ...