In Milwaukee, lead poisoning is one of the most serious health threats facing young children, according to the City of Milwaukee Health Department. From 2018 to 2021, nearly 6.25% of children younger ...

MPS students were tested for potential lead exposure on Saturday. A clinic was held at Bradley Tech High School, and future clinics are anticipated. Seven MPs schools with dangerous lead hazards have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting Monday, Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies will close for an undetermined amount of time so lead hazards can ...

Syracuse, NY – New York state is creating a lead-paint registry to try to do something that Syracuse has struggled to: force ...

INJURED. POLICE DO SAY THE DRIVER WILL BE CITED. THE MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLEARED ANOTHER SCHOOL IN THE ONGOING LEAD PAINT CRISIS. MPS SHUT DOWN LA FOLLETTE SCHOOL MARCH 17TH AND AFTER LEAD ...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that over the past 30 years, MPS has cut 85% of painting staff and stopped giving schools “painting days.” ...

MINUTES. NEW THIS MORNING, MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS ITS GOAL TO HAVE ALL SCHOOLS BUILT BEFORE 1978 CLEARED OF LEAD HAZARDS BY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. SEPTEMBER 2ND IS ON ITS WAY. THE DISTRICT ...

The Milwaukee Health Department has ordered Milwaukee Public Schools to address lead hazards at Albert E. Kagel Dual Language School. This is the second MPS school in a week ordered to address lead ...

Just weeks after the Milwaukee Health Department said a Milwaukee Public Schools student had been lead poisoned at school, the city agency on Wednesday sent a letter to the district saying dangerous ...

Many homes in Virginia contain lead hazards that can pose serious health risk, especially for young children. While lead was banned from household paints and water pipes decades ago, the risk of ...

This story has been updated to include new information. Just weeks after the Milwaukee Health Department said a Milwaukee Public Schools student had been lead poisoned at school, the city agency on ...

Lead hazards in paint, water and soil are common throughout many of Milwaukee's older homes and buildings, contributing to the widespread issue of lead poisoning. Here are some ways that you can ...