Study of samples from seven winters suggests neurotoxic metal coming from wood itself rather than old paint ...

An investigation in New Orleans discovered high levels of lead contamination in playgrounds all over the city, despite previous efforts to rid them of the health hazard. Now, city officials are racing ...

A federal appeals court is wrestling with the fate of litigation over lead-contaminated drinking water in Jackson, ...

Hundreds of Louisville children are testing with elevated levels of lead in their blood each year. The city is taking a new ...

On both sides of the state line, Kansas City leaders are working to clean up lead contamination of vacant lots to improve public health and encourage economic development. When people see the small ...

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WDSU Investigates: Lead levels at some metro playgrounds raise concern ...

(NewsNation) — Several metal cookware items are being recalled after testing found they may be “contaminated with significant levels of lead.” The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said IKM, also known ...