The 'gift of God' that has poisoned American kids for 100 years.
Generations after scientists found that lead was dangerous to humans, American infrastructure is still rife with lead: homes, water pipes, automobile fuel and more.
Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► bit.ly/guardianwiressub
This means an astounding number of America's most vulnerable children have high levels of lead in their blood. To understand why lead has been so difficult to remove from one of the world's wealthiest nations, we have to understand just how obsessed America was with lead – and how the industry spread propaganda about the benefits of lead, even after research showed it was dangerous.
The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► bit.ly/3uhA7zg
Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► theguardian.com/first-edition
Website ► www.theguardian.com
Facebook ► www.facebook.com/theguardian
Twitter ► twitter.com/guardian
Instagram ► instagram.com/guardian
The Guardian on YouTube:
The Guardian ► bit.ly/guardiannewssubs
Guardian Australia ► bit.ly/guardianaussubs
Guardian Football ► bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs
Guardian Sport ► bit.ly/gdnsportsubs
Guardian Live ► bit.ly/guardianlivesubs
#US #Racism #StructuralRacism #Religion #Environment #News
Why Prague's homeless are resorting to poverty tourism.
Homelessness is on the rise globally, and the Czech Republic has the highest rate in central and eastern Europe. The Guardian visited Prague, for a long time a popular destination for tourists, to see how even this sector caters for the city’s vis...
-
How coral sounds can heal dying reefs
This is the sound a coral reef makes. Scientists believe playing sounds of a healthy coral reef to a dying one could save damaged corals The world has lost half its coral reefs since the 1950s due to global heating, overfishing and pollution and 1...
1
The sorry state of asylum seeker housing
The Guardian has been working with a group of community reporters in Rochdale and Oldham who wanted to highlight the realities for women in the asylum system across Greater Manchester. Supported by the Elephants Trail, the group met women stuck in...
1
How leasehold properties keep people poor
Because of laws brought in by William the Conqueror nearly a thousand years ago, a fifth of properties in England and Wales can be bought but you can never actually own them. The system is called “Leaseholding” and it’s a reality for 4.98 million ...
3
The young Americans fighting to ban abortion
Since the US supreme court's overturning of Roe v Wade, 16 states have enacted stringent bans on nearly all abortions. But that is not enough for a new generation of organised and passionate activists intent on pushing even stricter laws across th...
-