MPs have urged the UK government to routinely test children living near abandoned lead mines for the toxic metal, warning ...

The Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica independently tested hundreds of homes in eastern Omaha, Nebraska, and found toxic ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - Beginning in 2024, new Michigan law requires blood testing for young children to determine toxic lead exposure. Washtenaw County health officials want the public to know that ...

ST. LOUIS — For years, testing of the tap water in an upscale Detroit suburb showed the city was in the clear. Then residents got a notice seemingly out of the blue: Their water could be contaminated ...

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 ...

Lead exposure testing for children is now required in 16 ZIP codes in Kane County, according to a new list from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Having added 180 new ZIP codes, the total ...

Illinois EPA will test soil at the former Haeger Pottery site in Macomb after finding high lead levels nearby.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is now recommending that all young children in Wisconsin be tested for elevated levels of lead in their blood, as childhood lead testing continues to lag ...

The Mobile Lead Testing Unit detected lead in the water of 7 homes. (Photo courtesy the Newark Water Coalition) (Photo courtesy the Newark Water Coalition) This is your first of three free stories ...

Here’s what is now required in Illinois for childhood blood lead testing.