How Much Should We Worry About Lead? Five years ago, the residents of Flint, Michigan, saw a startling change in their drinking water. It had turned brown, foul-smelling, and bad-tasting. Eventually ...

Milwaukee Public Schools, health officials and community partners held a lead screening clinic for children after lead hazards were found in school buildings. The city health department plans to ...

MPS leaders on Thursday spoke about the upcoming lead screening clinic that will occur on March 15. Trowbridge Street School passed its clearance check following the latest round of lead hazard ...

Coming soon to a community near you: Free lead screening for children ages 6 and younger. Local nonprofit environmental group the Lands Council, with the help of a nurse and funding from the ...

A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results. It's the latest in a ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) --- Officials with the Milwaukee Health Department and Milwaukee Public Schools are providing an update on efforts to address lead concerns in schools. During a news conference ...

Experts say pediatricians and primary care clinicians should do more to prevent the toxic effects of lead in their young patients following a 2023 outbreak of elevated levels of lead in children ...

MULTI-PRONGED, END QUOTE. AT 605 THIS MORNING, WE’RE JUST ABOUT A MONTH AWAY FROM THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. TODAY, THERE’S A PUSH TO MAKE SURE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO THE ...