According to a study performed by the EPA, lead based paint is found in 87% of homes constructed prior to 1940, 69% of homes ...

Since the 1990s, the state has mandated blood testing of young children for elevated levels of lead, which indicate exposure to the toxic metal through paint, pipes, or other environmental hazards.

After a child was found to have lead poisoning from peeling lead paint in a local elementary school early this year, the district began closing buildings and temporarily relocating students.

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. By Julie Bosman ...

Milwaukee announced Monday the temporary closure of two more schools as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public ...

With millions in unspent federal funds about to expire, podcast hosts argue Cleveland's track record proves it cannot solve ...

Milwaukee Public Schools could explore legal options available to the district to "hold lead paint companies accountable" for lead-paint remediation costs in school buildings. Additionally ...

and the reality is if your home is built before 1978 there’s a possibility it has lead paint. There is evidence to suggest there is added risk for paint chip consumption for young children in ...

At least one district child's poisoning has been directly linked to another MPS school, and seven buildings so far have been found with dangerous levels of lead paint and dust. "I think that we ...

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The district also announced Monday an updated plan to tackle the flaking and chalking paint in aging buildings that’s suspected to be the cause of elevated blood lead levels in four students ...

Nine schools across the city were found to have degrading, chipping interiors. Kat Cisar, a mother of 6-year-old twins, found out in late February that her kids were potentially being exposed to ...