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Augusta is a historic city, but if your home was built before the late 70s, there could be lead paint on your walls. This problem is being managed free of charge by applying to the Lead Hazard Reduction Program.

Are you a homeowner, renter, or landlord? Was your house or apartment built prior to 1978? Do you live in Elmira, N.Y.? If so, then a new program could help remove lead paint from your home.

CANTON — St. Lawrence County legislators unanimously passed a resolution during Monday’s Operations Committee meeting authorizing the chair to sign a contract with Cornell University as part of the Lead-Based

(Atlantic) The Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) is recognizing National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week...

/PRNewswire/ -- The National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is aimed to increase lead poisoning prevention awareness in an effort to reduce childrens exposure...

Portland’s long awaited water treatment facility went online this week, providing the city with one more tool to combat lead levels in water in older homes. “The Improved Corrosion Control Treatment Facility is our strongest tool yet to make drinking water safer for everyone, regardless of the plumbing inside their home, school and building,” said Portland Water Bureau Director Gabriel Solmer in a press release Thursday. “I am proud of our dedicated water quality and...

On Tuesday, Wilmington City Council held its first meeting of 2022. Council members passed a host of agenda items they say will benefit the community and the City of Wilmington.

Lead detected in water in some Portland homes, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

CANTON — St. Lawrence County Planning Office Director Jason C. Pfotenhauer gave an update Monday to the county Board of Legislators on the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program. The program, which has been going on for more than a year, began because St. Lawrence County was identified as one of the counties where incidence of elevated lead levels increased from 2003 to 2012. Changes were also anticipated in New York state standards for elevated blood lead levels, reducing the acceptabl...