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Despite major progress, today a half of million children have elevated blood lead levels with poor and minority children at greatest risk.

An interactive chart to understand and track the relationship between policies and average blood lead levels of pre-school aged children.

People should be able to readily know if lead is present in the paint and water pipes where they live and work when they begin making important decisions.

Washington, DC’s water utility launched an interactive map allowing residents to see whether water pipes are lead, non-lead, or if there’s no information.

Millions of American homes rely on lead service lines that can fail unpredictably, allowing lead into drinking water, putting kids at risk.

Key reports and papers on chemicals policy and science prior to TSCA reform in 2016

This is a table of the Toxics Release Inventory data for the top 14 Toxics Across America chemicals

This is a summary table of the Toxics Release Inventory data for the top 14 Toxics Across America chemicals

A geographic look at the data from a report on the billions of pounds of chemicals in the American marketplace that cause increasingly common disorders.

New studies show that ubiquitous chemicals called PFCs may have serious effects on our health. Here’s a brief overview of those effects.

Here are case resources for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards court battle, including supporting and opposing briefs filed in the four key cases.

In 2012, EDF hosted a three-part webinar series on new approaches EPA is developing to evaluate chemical hazard and risk.

California’s landmark 1986 law to protect drinking water and prevent exposure to toxic substances.

Tuna can contain mercury, so parents must choose wisely when serving it to their kids, and be aware that school lunches may have unsafe levels.

Fred Krupp's reply to letters he received from supporters of PETA, who contacted us by taking part in an action alert.

Blog featuring EDF’s science, health, and business experts discussing the chemical and air pollution issues of the day.