With BP in the news for their lies about the safety of chemical dispersant used during the Gulf oil spill, it is hard not to think that Exxon is also lying to the public and their cleanup workers about the safety of the air and water poisoned by this spill. (treehugger.com)
Ever since the tragedy in Flint, Michigan, where lead in drinking water poisoned hundreds of children, attention has focused on the nation's lead regulations. (news.wbfo.org)
Despite the attention drawn by lawsuits over water poisonings, the greatest proportion of lead poisoning cases in children are caused by paint in deteriorating homes, according to Anita Weinberg, a clincial professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and chair of Lead Safe Illinois. (abajournal.com)