Results for keyword: lead
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Farming's Toxic Legacy
Long-banned pesticides linger in the soils of neighborhoods built on former agricultural land in central Washington.
by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 13, 2010 -
Backyard poisons?
Soil samples from the yards of two Yakima families showed intriguing but not always comforting results.
by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 05, 2010 -
What lies beneath
When pesticide chemicals were found underneath the houses of Barber Orchard, N.C., it aroused fears nationwide about the risks of building on former agricultural land.
by Sarah Gilman, Dec 05, 2010 -
In a run-down neighborhood, there's lots of love
In a hardscrabble neighborhood in northeast Denver, Lorraine Granado fights for environmental justice
by Julie Dugdale, Jun 13, 2005 -
Citizens wary of their nuclear neighbor
Sandia National Laboratories wants to monitor the nuclear waste in a Cold War-era landfill just outside Albuquerque, rather than excavate it or try to move it elsewhere
by Lissa James, Oct 11, 2004






