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State health officials are asking parents to check their pantries to make sure they don't have any recalled apple cinnamon pouches.

Two brands of applesauce pouches were added to the FDA's recall of lead contaminated applesauce. Schnuck brand and Weis brand were added Friday.

The Houston Independent School District was found to have a significant amount of lead inside at least one water source at over 40 school campuses.

Parents and caregivers should not give WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches to children, the FDA is cautioning.

About four decades ago, when the Environmental Protection Agency was first trying to figure out what to do about lead in drinking water, Ronnie Levin quantified its damage: Roughly 40 million people drank water with dangerous levels of lead, degrading the intelligence of thousands of kids. One co-worker, though, leaked Levin’s analysis to the press, igniting a public outcry that pressured the EPA to act. Now, the EPA is on the eve of strengthening them.

Lead is one of the most studied environmental toxins. We have to eliminate it from Delaware schools' drinking water.

State officials filed a consent order Thursday to end the Aqua Illinois lawsuit, which alleged the company failed to provide safe drinking water to certain residents in University Park, saying the company consecutively met the state lead action levels. Village officials expressed their concern with the filing and said they do not trust that Aqua Illinois properly addressed the lead levels. ...

Lead emissions at Fort Lauderdale Executive airport are estimated to be significantly greater than previous calculations, according to a new study contracted by the airport last month. But the actual amount of lead in the air and in surrounding neighborhoods remains unknown. The study, the results of which were discussed at a city commission meeting Tuesday, came after calls from nearby ...

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport has hired a consultant to study lead levels in the air, following calls from residents across the fence who cited a Sun Sentinel investigation which found that South Florida’s smaller airports top the country in emissions of the toxin. The investigation revealed that the city-owned airport currently ranks 18th in the nation for lead emissions out of over 5,500 ...

Assembly Bill 249 would require schools built before 2010 to test for lead in potable water outlets. Gov. Newsom has until Oct. 14 to sign or veto the measure.