The U.S. government long knew about lead poisoning in a public housing complex in Indiana and it did nothing—an all-too-familiar combination of federal apathy and structural racism.

The basis of all human life is now officially on the market. Call it the No Future futures index.

The Democrats are reclaiming language they ceded to the GOP decades ago—and putting a liberal spin on it.

A new book examines the making of a completely preventable health crisis.

The EPA chief hasn't done much to protect the environment, so he's claiming the former president's accomplishments as his own.

Coal ash ponds are contaminating groundwater across the country, but the consequences are unclear because the government doesn't monitor them.

Third-grade reading proficiency has plunged in the lead-poisoned city, setting off a debate about the possible causes.

We won't know unless we do the testing to find out.

After the Democratic candidates depart, the city may be on its own again.

How the Safe Drinking Water Act could help in bringing charges.

There's more than one reason the Democratic candidate has jumped on the city's water crisis.