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Announcing a Leadership Transition at Pure Earth: Drew McCartor Named President and CEO

Pure Earth is embarking on a new chapter as we announce the leadership transition of our founder, Rich Fuller, who will step down as President and CEO after 25 years of service, effective November 4, 2024. Under Rich’s entrepreneurial spirit.

Pure Earth Celebrates Launch of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future at the UN General Assembly

This has been an unprecedented week for Pure Earth, and all organizations across the globe working to solve the childhood lead poisoning crisis.  Pure Earth Founder, Rich Fuller and Executive Director, Drew McCartor were in attendance September 23rd at the.

Pure Earth Launches Mercury Impact Assessment Project in Ghana with International Collaboration

Accra, Ghana — On August 27th, 2024, a significant stride towards environmental sustainability and public health was made as Blacksmith Initiative dba Pure Earth launched the Mercury Impact Assessment Study Project in Accra. The project, funded by the Foreign Commonwealth.

Research Brief: How Are Malawi’s Rural Solar Energy Systems and Lead Poisoning Connected? 

Note from the author: This blog summarises my PhD research at the University of Manchester which investigates the environmental impacts of off-grid solar technologies in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on Malawi as a case study and collecting novel data describing toxic.

Pure Earth’s Evolution Over 25 Years: A Q&A with Executive Director Drew McCartor 

Pure Earth's Evolution Over 25 Years: A Q&A with Executive Director Drew McCartor  To commemorate our efforts to solve pollution over 25 years, we sat down with Executive Director Drew McCartor to hear about Pure Earth’s journey from a small.

Pure Earth Celebrates Twenty-Five Years of Solving Pollution

Pure Earth Celebrates Twenty-Five Years of Solving Pollution Join us in taking a look at where we’ve been, and where we’re headed A lot has changed since Australian environmental engineer Richard Fuller founded Pure Earth in 1999, then called Blacksmith.

USAID Assistant Administrator Gawande and Pure Earth Philippines Engage Key Stakeholders to Combat Childhood Lead Poisoning in the Philippines

Following USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s call for lead-free futures at DAVOS in January of this year, Atul Gawande, Assistant Administrator of USAID Global Health, met with the Philippines’ National Poison Management and Control Center (NPMCC) and Pure Earth Philippines to.

USAID launches “Toward a Lead-Free Future” at Davos and challenges other funders to invest

In a policy briefing at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, took a leadership position in a panel discussion exploring the question – What can be done to unlock the biggest opportunities to drive.

2023 Highlights: A Year Of Transformative Achievements

2023 was a transformative year in our decades-long efforts to stem lead poisoning, mercury poisoning, and other toxic chemical threats. Our proven interventions, combined with data from our pioneering research, continued to draw the attention of major institutions around the.

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