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Displaying 17 of about 17 resultsOn Sept. 3, 1973, a fire swept through the baghouse of the Bunker Hill mine in Idaho’s Silver Valley. The building was designed to filter pollutants produced by smelting, the melting of rocks that separates metal from its ore. The gases produced in this process carried poisons, including lead.At the time, the prices of lead and silver were climbing towa…
False information surrounding the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio in early February has circulated at alarming rates in the incident’s aftermath.Delayed, confusing responses from public officials sparked confusion and anxiety among community members, and created a void for false online posts about journalists being…