Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley launches a lead remediation program to reduce lead-based paint hazards in homes in ...

Milwaukee County leaders gathered in Wauwatosa to launch a new lead abatement program aimed at reducing lead-based paint ...

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

The funding will support testing and removal of lead-based paint in qualifying homes to protect residents, especially young ...

To get a sense of how lead paint is being handled in Milwaukee Public Schools, the Journal Sentinel requested a year of the district’s paint-related work orders, from February 2024 to February 2025.

Milwaukee Public Schools rapidly step up remediation of lead paint hazards, especially in buildings built before 1950, when use of lead-based paint started to decline. Health officials have found lead ...

Applicants must have a child in the household who has an elevated blood lead level and meet certain income limits.

Westside Academy is the eighth Milwaukee Public School to be cleared of lead hazards this year. Westside Academy students were temporarily relocated for six weeks during the remediation process. The ...

Council Bluffs City Council members, from left, Melissa Head, Roger Sandau and Nate Watson, Mayor Matt Walsh, and council members Sharon White and Mike Wolf. COUNCIL BLUFFS — The U.S. Department of ...

Lead hazards in paint, water and soil are common throughout many of Milwaukee's older homes and buildings, contributing to the widespread issue of lead poisoning. Here are some ways that you can ...

THIS STORY ON THE 12 NEWS APP. EXPANDING THE EFFORT TO COMBAT THE LEAD CRISIS IN MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAY ALL NPS SCHOOLS WILL BE CHECKED FOR LEAD HAZARDS. IN A LETTER ...

According to commenters, the only solution might be to ditch the stairs altogether and “install a climbing wall.” ...