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Retro Report on PBS
The Forgotten History of AIDS
H.I.V. rates have fallen in many places, but the AIDS crisis persists in parts of the U.S.
Lingering Peril From Paint
Retro Report makes sense of the present by revealing the past. Join journalists Celeste Headlee and Masud Olufani as they connect the present to the past through four distinct and varied stories, and New Yorker humorist Andy Borowitz adds his signature wit.
Lingering Peril From Paint
Season 1 Episode 5 | 14m 58s | CC
The federal government banned lead from gasoline and household products years ago, but a toxic mess remains. About half a million children – disproportionately children of color – have dangerously high lead levels in their blood, mostly from exposure to peeling paint and contaminated dust. The fight over who should clean it up has lasted for decades.
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