A fire and decades of silver and lead mining created the largest contiguous Superfund site in the nation in what today is one of the fastest-growing states. It includes popular Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Children with more secondhand smoke exposure tend to have higher lead exposure, as well, a study finds.

New research shows that high lead levels in soil correlated with less effective nesting for mockingbirds in New Orleans.

NASCAR used leaded fuel for years after it was phased out. That gave researchers a chance to look at airborne lead's impact during pregnancy.

An expert on water sustainability explains how the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan and climate change have sparked change.

"The mental health burden of America's largest public-works environmental disaster clearly continues for many adults in Flint," says Aaron Reuben.

Black children with a history of lead exposure have lower test scores than their peers, and segregation exacerbates this effect, research finds.

A biologist explains how researchers nail down the age of ancient fossils thanks to a physical process called radioactive decay.

Belfast needs to rid its infrastructure of lead water pipes and raise public awareness of the serious health issues caused by excess levels of lead in the water.