Lead exposure is particularly concerning among children under 6 years old, since their growing bodies absorb the metal faster ...

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More than 1,000 children tested positive for lead poisoning in New Hampshire in 2023, the highest number to do so since routine testing efforts for 1- and 2-year-olds began in 2018, a new report from ...

Between 2018 and 2021, Milwaukee County accounted for the majority of childhood lead poisoning cases statewide, despite being home to only 20% of Wisconsin children under six years old.

The new pace is increasing the county’s ability to tackle lead paint, especially compared with work during the coronavirus pandemic.

The city of Milwaukee Health Department said "failure to act swiftly ... will place children at serious risk." ...

The health department tested four schools for lead. They've confirmed two have hazards, while a third has results pending.

In a letter sent Milwaukee's Health Department sent to Milwaukee Public Schools on Thursday, city officials said the district ...

Better Health Partnership will administer a new program designed to increase lead screening and testing rates in Cleveland.

Evers said he would approve the rule. The emergency rule lowers Wisconsin’s lead poisoning threshold from 5 micrograms per 100 milliliters, down to 3.5 micrograms to align with the CDC’s ...

MADISON, Wis. (WSAW) - Gov. Tony Evers has approved the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) emergency rule to strengthen standards to protect more kids from further lead exposure. In his ...