Sarah Frostenson
Former Graphics Reporter
Latest articles by Sarah Frostenson
In the wake of Flint, Michigan’s lead poisoning crisis, I researched the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels in children. I found that lead is a problem, but it’s nearly impossible to know how much lead a kid might come in contact with.
We’ve already spent more than a full day watching debates, but there is much more to come.
The CDC spent almost $2 million on six cities’ lead prevention programs, but data is hard to obtain. However, we learned that in Pennsylvania 10 percent of children tested had levels of 5 or more micrograms per deciliter of lead in the blood.
Donald Trump didn’t even need to attend the debate to dominate it.
Winter storms are the leading cause of weather-related car crash deaths, contributing to more than 30,000 fatalities in the US from 1975 to 2011.
The available data shows that lead exposure is a pervasive issue in the United States.
In 2014, the FAA counted 13,159 incidents in which a plane struck and killed at least one bird. An additional 509 accidents involved other types of wildlife, including 25 incidents with deer and one improbable collision with an iguana.
A breakdown.
