In the Fall of 2024, some households were notified that there either may be, or are, lead water pipes supplying water to their homes. The notification is appreciated. The problem is supposed to be ...

Winfrida has suffered from extreme lead poisoning that has left her severely stunted and with cognitive impairments that prevent her from understanding simple instructions. She is unable to attend ...

Most of Milwaukee's schools were built before 1978, local health officials said in their initial request to the CDC for help, ...

The 12206 ZIP code, which encompasses West Hill, Beverwyck and Upper Washington Avenue, has one of the state's highest concentrations of childhood lead poisoning. A little boy peers through a ...

The Milwaukee Health Department asked for help with the lead poisoning investigation unfolding at Milwaukee Public Schools ...

But it’s not just children who are affected. Adults exposed to lead can suffer from high blood pressure, kidney damage, and neurological disorders. The damage is irreversible, making early ...

The entire staff of the lead poisoning office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was included in layoffs at the agency last week. And in recent weeks, state water officials have ...

ALBANY — For years, New York’s strategy for protecting children from exposure to lead has been to intervene after a child has already been poisoned. Since the 1990s, the state has mandated ...

Winfrida has suffered from extreme lead poisoning that has left her severely stunted and with cognitive impairments that prevent her from understanding simple instructions. She is unable to attend ...