Lead Belt News Today

There is hope that the Ozarks could become a crucial domestic supplier of “critical minerals” and tech expertise for the fast-growing field of modern batteries.

The largest of the firms, headquartered not far from the city centre, is Games Workshop, owner of the Warhammer franchise.

EPA will be replacing the free bottled water supply for Jefferson County Homes with a filtration system to battle the 15-year lead contamination. Read more here.

The largest of the firms, headquartered not far from the city centre, is Games Workshop, owner of the Warhammer franchise.

Mysteries about lead-contaminated water stubbornly persist in rural Jefferson County, even after more than 15 years of samples from 1,400-plus local wells.

Mysteries about lead-contaminated water stubbornly persist in rural Jefferson County, even after more than 15 years of samples from 1,400-plus local wells.

The 300th year of the land grant creating Old Mines, one of the first organized lead-mining settlements of the Lead Belt, was celebrated this weekend with history demonstrations, tours of

Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett has been subject of numerous attempts to oust him from office.

Madison County has been dealing with lead-concentrated soil for decades and children living around mine waste areas have had elevated quantities of lead in their bloodstreams.Kurt Limesand is the EPA Region 7’s remedial project manager for the Madison County Mines Superfund Site, and Cory Kokko is with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryThey spoke about the history of blood-lead contamination and how it still impacts children today.

Midwestern states, including Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska, exceed the national average of detectable levels of lead in the blood of children. The Environmental Protection Agency released a new plan to reduce lead exposure.