Kristina Marusic

Workers prepare to replace older water pipes with a new copper one in Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.

Scientists link childhood lead exposure to adult mental health problems

Health & Medicine

Lead contamination in drinking water can have serious impacts on growing brains, including cognitive issues in the short term and mental illnesses years after the exposure ends.

Scientists link childhood lead exposure to adult mental health problems
Red and white trucks flank a tall drilling well pictured against the sky

Trying to measure fracking's toll on human health

Environment
Trying to measure fracking's toll on human health