The audit reported that an employee of the in-house lead crew “misappropriated” scrap lead pipes for their “personal gain.” ...

Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the dangerous workplaces.

VJ Day is not a day Captain Yavar Abbas celebrates. His message, from one of the last survivors of World War II, is clear.

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City officials have struggled to meet state and federal deadlines, and many residents have yet to receive warnings about the ...

More than 11,000 houses in Nassau County and a handful in Suffolk draw their drinking water through old lead service lines, and at least 100,000 more have pipes whose material is unknown but could ...

The challenge is to figure out where toxic pipes are buried and who will pay to remove them. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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