Researchers combined soil measurements and public health data to identify area where children may be exposed to unsafe levels of lead in the dirt. by Rebecca Owen15 October 2025 (published- EOS) LINK: Chicago Soil Maps Childhood Lead Exposure Risk – Eos Lead is a neurotoxin that can damage multiple body systems and lead to learning… Read more »
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Chicago has a lead pipe problem.
Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Peter Aldhous, Keerti Gopal, Clayton Aldern, & Amy Qin August 28, 2025 Grist The city estimates that about 412,000 out of roughly 491,000 water service lines require replacement because they are known or suspected to contain lead. That’s the most of any city in the country. This story is a partnership between Grist, Inside Climate News, and WBEZ, a public radio… Read more »
Here’s Why There Is Still So Much Lead Pipe in Chicago- Time
Even though lead in drinking water damages children’s development, the Environmental Protection Agency has forced very few cities to replace their lead pipes. [Time magazine 7.9.2023] Consider Chicago, with more water pipes made out of lead than any U.S. city, some 400,000. About 7% of homes that requested sampling last year exceeded federal limits, and in at… Read more »