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- Survey Confirms Over 1 Million Children With Elevated Lead Levels In Mexico; Pottery Is Main Source December 12, 2019
- Giving Tuesday: Why I Give December 2, 2019
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Pure Earth’s Global Mercury Program:
Success By The Numbers November 19, 2019 - Brazil: Helping The Potters of Maragogipinho Go Lead Free October 21, 2019
- Colombia Lead Poisoning: More Children Can Now Sleep Safely With Lead-Free Mattresses October 3, 2019
- Pollution and Climate Change – Twin Threats With Shared Sources, Solutions September 24, 2019
- Children’s Lead Levels Fall 42% Following Cleanup in Kathgora, Bangladesh September 5, 2019
- Ukraine: Chernobyl and Radikal August 13, 2019
- Madagascar: United in Soccer and Pollution Cleanup August 13, 2019
- Plogging in the Philippines: HSBC and Pure Earth Raise Awareness About Pollution August 12, 2019
- Pure Earth Pollution Experts From Around The World Gather To Share Stories: VIDEO July 9, 2019
- Two Pesticide Cleanups and a Wedding in Tajikistan, Near the Afghan Border June 17, 2019
- Lead Poisoning in Newborns: The Story Of Baby X in Mexico May 23, 2019
- Pure Earth Day: Hundreds Mobilized for Pokemon Go Pollution Cleanups and more May 6, 2019
- Rainforest Reforestation Brings Degraded Mining Sites Back to Life, Provide Models of Hope April 29, 2019
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Pure Earth’s Global Mercury Program:
Success By The Numbers
Pure Earth’s Global Mercury Program works around the world to eliminate mercury use and clean up contaminated sites to reduce mercury poisoning and protect the health of communities, especially children. Since artisanal and small-scale (ASGM) gold mining is responsible for … Continue reading
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Survey Confirms Over 1 Million Children With Elevated Lead Levels In Mexico; Pottery Is Main Source
What is the true scope of child lead poisoning in Mexico? For the first time, we have a clearer picture, thanks to a national health survey conducted by the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) in Mexico, and a report, … Continue reading
Giving Tuesday: Why I Give
Giving Tuesday this year is Dec. 3, 2019. This year, we asked some of our most ardent supporters–including Bobbie Lloyd, chief baking officer of the world famous Magnolia Bakery, and designer Ammar Belal–to tell us why they give. We hope … Continue reading
Brazil: Helping The Potters of Maragogipinho Go Lead Free
In May 2018, Pure Earth held a lead-free workshop for nine potters in Maragogipinho, Brazil. This was an important first step in helping a community, where some residents had blood lead levels as much as 15 times above the EPA’s level … Continue reading
Colombia Lead Poisoning: More Children Can Now Sleep Safely With Lead-Free Mattresses
Imagine sleeping on lead-soaked mattresses. For years, parents in Malambo, Colombia, didn’t know that their children were sleeping on poison. Surround by five lead smelters, Malambo was heavily contaminated with lead. Over the years, lead had polluted the ground, settled … Continue reading