This story by the Center for Public Integrity was published in partnership with Grist and is part of a series on soil lead contamination. Is lead lurking in the soil around you? Dangerous lead ...

This story, a partnership between the Center for Public Integrity and Grist, is the third in a soil lead-contamination series that began at Grist (read parts one and two). Reporter Yvette Cabrera has ...

Soil lead expert Sara Perl Egendorf works with residents throughout New York City to protect their health by covering contaminated soil with clean soil. (Ilexis X. Chu-Jacoby) This story by the Center ...

Red splotches on a map highlight former orchard lands in Yakima, all potential areas where soil still could be contaminated with lead and arsenic from pesticides sprayed around 100 years ago. At an ...

Soil pollution refers to the dangerously high concentrations of contaminants in soil. While contaminants such as metals, inorganic ions, salts, and organic compounds naturally occur in soils, these ...

Heavy metal pollution from industrial and agricultural activities poses a significant threat to soil health, agricultural ...

When petroleum-contaminated soil is discovered, the first instinct is likely to clean it up right away. But the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) takes a different approach. In part, ...

A new study by an independent environmental research group, Toxics Link, claims to have identified high levels of lead ...