AVON LAKE, Ohio -- The chemical and elemental symbol for lead is “Pb.” It comes from the Latin word “plumbum,” which is the Latin name for lead -- and where the term plumbing comes from. But exposure ...

MODEL. JASON ASHLEY, BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEAD WATER ISSUES IN THE PAST ARE WELL DOCUMENTED, BUT OVER FIVE YEARS OF RECENT TESTING, CITY SCHOOLS HAVE SEEN LOWER LEVELS OF LEAD THAN MOST OTHER ...

ATLANTA — More than 200,000 metro Atlanta area homes are getting their water from pipes that may contain lead, an 11Alive News Investigation revealed. In October 2024, the U.S. Environmental ...

The presence of heavy metal contaminants, such as lead and cadmium, in drinking water can potentially lead to health risks. If tea consumption passively reduces heavy metal exposure, it could have ...

Syracuse, NY – Syracuse fell far short of its promise to remove 3,000 dangerous lead water pipes this year. Instead, it replaced only 700 of the lines that bring drinking water into homes. That ...

Ohio lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to replace all lead water pipes within 15 years, estimated to cost $5 billion. While a federal ban on lead pipes in public water systems exists, Ohio has an ...

ASHEVILLE – During a Dec. 9 Buncombe County briefing, Water Resources representative Clay Chandler provided lead test results from over 150 private homes, with promising results for the first round of ...

IF YOU’RE OF A CERTAIN AGE, YOU MIGHT HAVE GROWN UP DRINKING WATER OUT OF THIS, BUT THESE DAYS YOUR CHILD MAY BE BRINGING A WATER BOTTLE LIKE THIS ONE TO SCHOOL. AND AS NEW STATEWIDE LEAD TESTING DATA ...

Aurora officials have found high levels of lead in the drinking water supplied to some homes. Between January and June, 100 samples were collected and tested for lead using recently-heightened federal ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. When Jarvis Parker was looking to buy a house in Waterbury in late 2019, he had several basic criteria. He wanted to avoid properties ...

LINO LAKES, Minn. — Friends and families of inmates at the Lino Lakes state prison said they're concerned about their loved ones' health, after routine testing at the facility showed high levels of ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – A 28-year-old Syracuse employee and a summer intern were up against a new deadline. They needed to collect at least 100 drinking water samples at residential properties for the city’s ...