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

The city of Milwaukee Health Department said "failure to act swiftly ... will place children at serious risk." ...

More than 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning in New Hampshire in 2023, according to a recently published ...

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

Click to view infographic, "Childhood Lead Poisoning in Big Cities 2013-2022" Reduction of childhood lead levels is a public health success. Forty years ago, almost all children under the age of 6 had ...

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.

At Golda Meir, the lead dust level on windowsills was more than 14x allowable standards. Dust levels on the ground floor were ...

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.

“Lead poisoning is entirely preventable ... The bill would also lower the level of lead in a child’s blood that prompts action from 5 micrograms per deciliter to 3.5, introduce new permit ...

This week, the Milwaukee Health Department reported it had found dangerous levels of lead contamination in "multiple" Milwaukee Public Schools buildings The announcement came just months after MHD ...