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Lower EPA standards for lead in soil could be mean more locations are tested. Last year, a Wappingers Falls park was temporarily closed for testing.

Residents of St. Croix, an Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, maintain their water is still unsafe to drink.

The East Ramapo School District superintendent says new water fountains will be installed by next school year after an outcry over lead contamination.

The food safety agency continues to investigate dozens of incidents of lead poisoning in U.S. children linked to three brands of cinnamon applesauce pouches.

According to a memorandum, recent reports show 91% of Pennsylvania school districts tested positive for lead.

The Biden administration on Thursday proposed to require drinking water pipes made with lead to be replaced in 10 years. Under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly proposed “Lead and Copper Rule Improvements,” water systems would have to replace lead service lines in 10 years, with limited exceptions. The proposal comes nearly a decade after…

A celebrated new Mexican restaurant, Brew Tulum said it could not come to an agreement with its Delmar Maker District landlord over lead-contamination remediation.

Kids should be tested if they’ve been exposed, CDC says

More children were apparently sickened by apple puree pouches recently recalled due to dangerous lead contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said. The agency has received 52 reports of elevated lead levels among children who reportedly consumed the products, which is up from 34 cases reported last week. The reports span 22 states and involve children between the ages of 1 to 4, according to the FDA's online update on the investigation.

The county is working with multiple groups and organizations to check for lead hazards in homes.