Lead exposure is particularly concerning among children under 6 years old, since their growing bodies absorb the metal faster ...

This was the most striking finding in analyses conducted by the Urban Health Collaborative at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health using data from childhood lead poisoning programs in ...

Syracuse, NY — Onondaga County has trained a small army of lead safety contractors in the past year in a bid to shorten wait ...

House Bill 173 would add to the lead poisoning crisis, reduce the availability of safe housing and saddle Louisville ...

In a letter sent Milwaukee's Health Department sent to Milwaukee Public Schools on Thursday, city officials said the district ...

NY's lead rental registry takes effect in November, requiring landlords to remove lead hazards in pre-1980 rental units in 25 ...

The topic of lead poisoning is back in the news in Milwaukee after officials confirmed a student at a school was exposed to lead paint.

More than 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning in New Hampshire in 2023, the highest number to do so since routine testing efforts for 1- and 2-year-olds began in 2018, a new report from ...

Parents at Golda Meir School are demanding transparency from the Milwaukee Health Department and Milwaukee Public Schools after tests confirmed elevated lead levels in school buildings.

Childhood lead poisoning has been shown to cause a host of developmental and behavioral problems in children. Lead paint is the leading cause of poisonings, experts say. Syracuse’s lead testing ...

Louisville, Kentucky children are being exposed to lead poisoning and other dangers in rental properties. Louisville's Metro Council created legislation to improve living conditions, including a ...

NY ranks high nationally on key risk factors associated with lead poisoning including many young children living in poverty, a large immigrant population, and an older, deteriorated housing stock.