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Extremely toxic plant capable of killing people or animals found along shore of White Rock Lake
According to the USDA, the plant called Water Hemlock is the most violently toxic plant that grows in North America.
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Kennedy said a ‘team’ is in Milwaukee to help with lead contamination. The city says that’s not true
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that the federal ...
CDC's childhood lead program is still defunct, despite Kennedy's claims
RFK Jr. claimed in a Senate hearing that the childhood lead program was still being funded. But staffers remain on administrative leave with terminations set for June.
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'Which is it?' RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts
He also said he thought lead poisoning in children was an "extremely significant ... Kennedy intends to open a new agency called the Administration for a Healthy America — AHA — to work on chronic ...
Lawmakers want Flint Registry funding for '26, but project in 'limbo' due to CDC cuts
Lawmakers want Congress to fund the Flint Lead Exposure Registry for next year, even as the program's money for 2025 is held ...
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Kennedy said a ‘team’ is in Milwaukee to help with lead contamination. The city says that’s not true
Kennedy and HHS have said that the government plans to continue the work of lead poisoning prevention and surveillance at the new Administration for a Healthy America, rather than the CDC.
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'Which is it?' RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts
He also said he thought lead poisoning in children was an "extremely ... open a new agency called the Administration for a Healthy America — AHA — to work on chronic diseases, mental health ...