Paint that contains lead was banned in 1978, but more than 30 million American homes are believed to still contain it, including nearly 4 million homes where children under the age of 6 live. A final ...

Any level of lead paint dust in is considered hazardous, according to new requirements for identifying and cleaning up the harmful dust in certain homes and child-care facilities across the country, ...

Lead paint, outlawed nationwide 35 years ago, remains a menace to children's health, and three paint companies must pay the state $1.1 billion to remove it from surfaces in pre-1978 homes in 10 ...

Aaron Specht receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, and JPB Foundation. Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as ...

Editor’s note: “A Heavy Burden” is a five-part investigation into Louisville’s ongoing problem with childhood exposure to lead paint. What is often thought to be a 20th century problem is still very ...

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Though more than 1,000 Milwaukee children are poisoned by lead each year, spring 2025 marked the first time city officials have connected cases of childhood lead poisoning to Milwaukee Public Schools.