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Chicago, New York, Philadelphia districts have also struggled to manage lead paint hazards
That's not just a Milwaukee Public Schools problem.
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'Buried in hundreds of years of lead paint.' Cleveland takes stock of clean-up effort
The Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition, a public-private collaboration focused on ending lead poisoning, has $71.9 million left to ...
An Albany neighborhood at the heart of New York's lead poisoning epidemic
The 12206 ZIP code, which encompasses West Hill, Beverwyck and Upper Washington Avenue, has one of the highest concentration ...
Sen. Baldwin, Rep. Moore call firings of lead poisoning experts 'haphazard,' urge their return amid Milwaukee lead crisis
Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Gwen Moore called the layoffs of federal lead poisoning experts "haphazard" and urged their ...
Milwaukee’s Lead Crisis: Flaky Paint, Closed Schools and a C.D.C. in Retreat
Some children were exposed to lead and investigators found flaking paint inside aging schools. Two federal experts, expected to help guide the response, have lost their jobs.
CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for ...
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Why advocates are calling for more reforms to this lead paint remediation bill
childhood lead poisoning prevention advocates were thrilled that it included enforcement. House Bill 452, introduced on June 20, 2024, required landlords to certify their rental units as lead ...