After dangerous levels of lead were found in two Milwaukee Public Schools buildings, parents want answers about the risk to ...

Chris Baumgart asked Public Investigator why high-end homes on Lake Drive seemed to have gotten their lead pipes replaced ...

While sickness can keep you bedbound for a day or two - food poisoning symptoms can lead to serious dehydration, which can be ...

Weeks after the Eaton Fire burned through Altadena, researchers at the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of ...

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

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

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - Gov. Tony Evers has approved the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) emergency rule to strengthen standards to protect more kids from further lead exposure. In his ...

Gov. Tony Evers, as previewed in his 2025 State of the State address, announced approval of the Wisconsin Department of ...

During his recent ‘State of the State’ address, Gov. Tony Evers kicked off ‘2025—The Year of the Kid,’ by approving a new emergency rule to combat lead poisoning statewide […] ...

The emergency rule from the Department of Health Services lowered the lead poisoning threshold to 3.5 µg/dL. The change makes ...

In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lowered the blood lead level at which it recommends intervention in cases of lead poisoning to 3.5 µg/dL rather than 5 µg/dL ...

Lead poisoning exposure can have long-term consequences for children, including on their ability to pay attention as well as their learning capacity, according to the CDC. A 2019 study revealed that ...