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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that the federal government has “a team in Milwaukee” helping the city address a lead crisis in its ...
Lead poisoning prevention was a topic of discussion at Tuesday's Jefferson County General Health District meeting.Health ...
For many months now, the city of Milwaukee has been grappling with a lead poisoning crisis that has forced at least four schools to temporarily close and dozens more to undergo rigorous inspections.
The most recent data available shows half a million kids across America have elevated lead in their blood, threatening their ...
As workers set up stations at North Division High School’s cafeteria to test children’s blood for lead, a group of frustrated parents and community activists gathered just outside the main entrance.
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is working to eliminate lead paint hazards in all elementary schools built before 1978 by the ...
The voluntary recall was prompted after routine testing. It is the second such recall recently of baby food over possible ...
Milwaukee's fight against lead poisoning in schools is now hampered by CDC budget cuts, leaving thousands of students at risk.
A lead screening clinic was held at a Milwaukee high school, with parents outside asking for more from city officials on lead ...
Think Wild Animal Hospital is calling for awareness and more hunters to switch from lead ammunition, as a Bald Eagle fights ...
New York City’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act—commonly known as Local Law 1 of 2004—sets forth strict requirements ...
Blood lead level tests are now required for Michigan's children in an effort to mitigate risks of lead poisoning.