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    Why Do Some White Chicagoans Live 30 Years Longer Than Their Black Counterparts?

    It is the widest discrepancy at the city-level in the nation.

    Ayana Byrd Jun 24, 2019 12:23PM EDT
    Photo Illustration by Lars Baron/Getty

    High Lead Levels Force Detroit to Shut Off Water Fountains At All Public Schools

    The underfunded district faces millions in plumbing bills to reverse the problem. 

    Ayana Byrd Sep 5, 2018 12:55PM EDT
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    STUDY: Flint's Water Crisis Led to a Decrease in Fertility and Increase in Fetal Deaths

    Researchers believe there was a “substantial” drop in the number of babies born.

    Ayana Byrd Sep 22, 2017 11:55AM EDT
    A Hidden Problem: Lead-Poisoned Children in the United States. April 2017. Available online at www.cehtp.org/hiddenlead.

    Study Shows a Third of Childhood Lead Poisoning Goes Undiagnosed

    The report was released the same week as the three-year anniversary of the Flint water crisis. 

    Yessenia Funes Apr 27, 2017 11:38AM EDT

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