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There is no federal team in Milwaukee responding to lead crisis, city health department says, contrary to RFK Jr. claim
The Milwaukee Health Department said there is no team from HHS or the CDC in Milwaukee responding to the lead contamination ...
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RFK Jr. claims federal ‘team’ is in Milwaukee for school lead crisis; city says there isn’t
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate committee there was a federal “team” in Milwaukee from the CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. The ...
CDC's childhood lead program is still defunct, despite Kennedy's claims
RFK Jr. claimed in a Senate hearing that the childhood lead program was still being funded. But staffers remain on ...
'Which is it?' RFK Jr. waffles on cuts to lead poisoning prevention efforts
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions from senators about a lead poisoning crisis in public schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
CDC can no longer help prevent lead poisoning in children, state officials say
On April 1, the staff of the CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program was terminated as part of the agency's reduction in force, according to NPR. The staff included epidemiologists, ...
This city’s lead poisoning crisis should be a national scandal
For many months now, the city of Milwaukee has been grappling with a lead poisoning crisis that has forced at least four ...
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Kennedy said a ‘team’ is in Milwaukee to help with lead contamination. The city says that’s not true
Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, about the demise of the CDC’s childhood lead poisoning prevention program, Kennedy said, “We are continuing to fund the program, and in Milwaukee, we have a team in ...
Milwaukee Public Schools says 48 schools already inspected for lead hazards, with more to come
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is working to eliminate lead paint hazards in all elementary schools built before 1978 by the ...
Kennedy said a ‘team’ is in Milwaukee to help with lead contamination. The city says that’s not true
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 ...