Rhode Island Sues 5 Landlords over Alleged Lead Hazards July 19, 2022 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has sued five more landlords who rent properties in which children with lead poisoning...
Michigan Home Demolitions May Have Caused Release of Lead-Tainted Dust July 24, 2018 By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER The nation’s largest home-demolition program, which has torn down more than 14,000 vacant houses across Detroit, Mich., may have inadvertently...
Michigan Given OK by Feds to Spend $119M on Lead Abatement November 16, 2016 By DAVID EGGERT Michigan won federal approval Monday to spend roughly $119 million over five years to remove lead hazards from the homes...
Nation’s Water Systems Repeatedly Exceed Federal Lead Standard April 13, 2016 By RYAN J. FOLEY and MEGHAN HOYER This railroad town promotes its ties to Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and the poet Carl Sandburg. But Galesburg’s long history...
In St. Louis, Lead Poisoning Concerns Center on Old Paint March 3, 2016 By BLYTHE BERNHARD, St. Louis Post-Dispatch While lead in the tap water in Flint, Michigan, caused national outrage, many older cities, including St. Louis, have battled...
Ohio City Lags in Lead Hazard Inspection, Clean-up October 27, 2015 The city of Cleveland, Ohio, failed to inspect at least half the homes or apartments where children with lead poisoning...
Could Your Valentine’s Kiss Give You Lead Poisoning? February 14, 2012 By Mitch Lipka If you’re going to be on either end of a kiss this Valentine’s Day, you might want to consider smooching...