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Colorado will receive millions in federal funding from the EPA to identify and replace lead service lines that provide drinking water.

Vaping by young people led to increased risk of lead and uranium exposure, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the journal Tobacco Control, found that both people aged 13 to 17 who used e-cigarettes in timespans lasting six to 19 days and over 20 days in the previous month had higher…

It's been a decade since the Flint water crisis began. Residents told CBS News the scandal still weighs heavily on the city.

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Robert Califf, pushed lawmakers on Thursday to pass a bill that would mandate that food manufacturers perform testing for lead in their products that are getting imported into the country from overseas. Califf’s call to action came while he was answering questions from Rep.…

A wildlife rescue and rehab is calling for change, after helping multiple bald eagles with lead poisoning. Hog Capitol Wildfire Rescue and Rehab, based out of Kewanee, helps wild animals back to health. The rescue is now helping bald eagles that have contracted lead poisoning and say it’s a growing concern among the birds. “They […]

Months after WanaBana’s nationwide recall of its cinnamon applesauce pouches, parents of lead-poisoned children say they’re still living in constant fear.

CALVERT COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Maryland lawmakers are looking at ways to create safer baby foods, after learning a lot products contain toxic chemicals that could cause lead poisoning. That’s what happened do 18-month-old Rudy Callahan when he went to his one year doctor’s appointment for lead testing. The doctor discovered his lead […]

For the first time in decades, California is tightening its rules on workplace exposure to lead, a poisonous metal that can wreak havoc throughout the body.

The FDA said unprocessed cinnamon sticks used in the recalled products "were sourced from Sri Lanka" and were found to have no lead contamination.

Ecuador's authorities allege that Carlos Aguilera, a cinnamon grinder in Ecuador, is "the likely source" of the contaminated spices that led to the recall of WanaBana applesauce.