Bangladeshi Junayed Akter is 12 years old but the toxic lead coursing through his veins has left him with the diminutive ...

A CDC team helping respond to a lead crisis in Milwaukee schools was cut as part of a widespread layoffs at federal health ...

Lead paint was outlawed in 1978, but in Cleveland, it's still the biggest contributor to lead poisoning. It’s highly toxic, ...

Lead poisoning is a serious health concern, especially for older homes. Free lead screening kits are available at ...

Parents are encouraged to get their children tested for lead poisoning — for free —at clinics offered by the Milwaukee Health ...

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

The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet.

In Milwaukee, lead poisoning is one of the most serious health threats facing young children, according to the city's health department.

Lead hazards in paint, water and soil are common throughout many of Milwaukee's older homes and buildings, contributing to ...

A month after a Loudoun County humane law enforcement officer was called to a wooded area south of Leesburg to aid a bald ...