It wasn’t until 1970 that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially declared that lead from automobile exhaust was a direct threat to human health. In 1973, the agency began to impose ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You're 20% more likely to suffer memory problems later in life if you were exposed to this as a kid growing up between 1960 and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After analyzing hair samples, researchers found that lead exposure saw a drastic downturn from the early 1900s through the 2020s.

Prior to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, Americans lived in communities awash with lead from industrial sources, paint, water supply pipes and, most significantly, ...

For decades, Americans were surrounded by lead from car exhaust, factories, paint, and even drinking water, often without realizing the damage it caused. By analyzing hair samples preserved across ...

The automobile itself traces its roots back to the late 19th century. Gas stations came about later, though, and people had to work a little harder to get gas up until that point. The first drive-in ...

Americans might have been a whole lot more intelligent had it not been for lead-based gasoline. Lead was first added to gasoline in 1923, apparently to keep our car engines 'healthy.' But the move ...

Reducing lead pollution has been a major goal for decades. We have banned leaded gasoline and are extremely careful when treating old lead paint. By most accounts, this reduction in lead exposure has ...

Leaded gasoline was widely used as car fuel in the US from the 1920s until the 1970s — it was phased out because it was found to be harmful to the environment and human health. It’s taken decades for ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Anyone who can remember leaded and unleaded options at the gas station knows that lead poisoning was not always taken as seriously as it is today. In ...