Lead is a metal that's found in nature. It exists all around us—in the air, soil, water, and even in our homes. If lead builds up in your body over months or years, you have what's called lead ...

A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results. It's the latest in a ...

Although the use of lead-based paint in homes, toys and more was banned decades ago, lead poisoning is still a very real threat to children in Wisconsin and nationwide. This is reason behind National ...

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 new ...

Wisconsin's largest school district has completed lead paint stabilization in 99 high-priority buildings, marking a ...

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is Oct. 19-25 and shines a spotlight on the dangers of lead exposure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half a million children ...

WASHINGTON — Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care ...

We are all becoming more aware of the damaging and sometimes devastating and lifelong effects of lead paint poisoning on children and youth, and the trauma, hostility, violence and crime it causes in ...

The new approach would focus on preventing exposure to lead. Almost 20 years after the last update, the Trump administration has released a new plan for how the federal government will work to reduce ...

The law firm Goldberg Segalla was defending the Chicago Housing Authority in a 2022 lawsuit that accused the agency of ...

A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results. It's the latest in a ...