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toxic chemicals

Raised hands at school
Environment
For poor and minority children, excessive air pollution creates a toxic learning environment
The new water-based process being used by some independent Mongolian miners can extract up to 80% of the gold from the ore and is much cleaner than processes using mercury or cyanide.
Environment
These Mongolian miners are making gold greener. Now they want their government to help.
Household chemicals
Environment
Congress finally modernizes the US toxic chemicals law
A "Water Pickup" sign points to a bottled water distribution center in Flint, Michigan in January. In an effort to save money, state officials running Flint's affairs implemented changes to the city's water system that resulted in widespread lead contamin
Environment
This is your brain on lead, and lots of other nasty pollutants
Baby being weighed
Environment
Is there a connection between in utero chemical exposure and obesity?