Lead hazards remain widespread in New Orleans, where over 60% of homes were built before 1980. A 2024 study found nearly 90% of sampled homes had lead in drinking water. Here’s why the Lead and ...

Images from the Milwaukee Health Department's February assessment of Trowbridge School show deterioration of lead-based paint in the school. Records show the school had requested help last August with ...

Paint that contains lead was banned in 1978, but more than 30 million American homes are believed to still contain it, including nearly 4 million homes where children under the age of 6 live. A final ...

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 ...

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 ...

To get a sense of how lead paint is being handled in Milwaukee Public Schools, the Journal Sentinel requested a year of the district’s paint-related work orders, from February 2024 to February 2025.

Lead paint is falling from six Baltimore-area bridges, contaminating waterways — and officials say fully fixing the problem ...

(Reuters) -Lowe's will pay a $12.5 million civil fine to resolve U.S. government accusations that contractors hired by the home improvement retailer did not take appropriate safety precautions when ...

For more than a century, a lead smelter and other factories in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, spewed toxic dust across the city, contaminating the soil and causing lead poisoning. The U.S. Environmental ...