People are Still Suffering 20 Years After 9/11 Twenty years after 9/11, people are still suffering because of the terrorist attack on the country. Many people think about those we lost that day, but many people have also been lost because of the health impacts of walking through the wreckage. Hundreds of thousands of tons […]
Lead Paint Exposure and Risks
Lead Paint Exposure and Risks In 1978, after nearly two decades of lead industry lobbying, propaganda, denial of danger, and blaming consumers for not taking precautions to protect themselves from health risks, health departments finally made themselves heard, and the federal government banned lead-based paint. What makes Lead Paint Exposure so Dangerous? When lead enters […]
Microplastic in the Ocean is Hurting the Environment and Our Health.
Microplastic in the Ocean is Hurting the Environment and Our Health. It is estimated that 21 million metric tons of plastics are in the Atlantic Ocean. A lot of this plastic cannot be found though because it has become microplastic, which is plastic that is less than five millimeters in length. It starts off as […]
Pennsylvania Does Not Require Schools to Test for Lead in Drinking Water
Pennsylvania Does Not Require Schools to Test for Lead in Drinking Water The statewide advocacy group, Penn Environment, has given Pennsylvania a failing grade for lead in school drinking water due to not requiring lead testing in schools. This is the second time in two years that a failing grade has been given to Pennsylvania […]
High Levels of Lead in Pittsburgh Drinking Water
For the second time in less than a year, Pittsburgh-area drinking water has been found to contain levels of lead that are above the state and federal action level. December calculations revealed that approximately 10 percent of the tap water examined has lead at 18 parts per billion while the federal action level allows a […]