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stock.adobe.com Common sources of lead exposure can include paint chips and dust, water contaminated by lead-coated pipes, soil contaminated with paint dust or chips and antique toys. Heres what you need to know about potential sources of lead in your home, lead testing, abatement and other services related to this public health crisis. To learn more, watch a special Listen MKE Live event at noon on April 27 at our Facebook page or on YouTube. Guests include Dr. Veneshia McKinney-Whitson, a fa...

Testing for lead in your home Sources of lead can include paint (including chips and dust), water contaminated by lead-coated pipes, soil contaminated with paint dust or chips, antique toys, hazardous jobs, materials used in ceramics and jewelry-making, and health tonics or cosmetics imported from countries outside the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a comprehensive description of items that can potentially be contaminated with lead, and the Milwaukee Health Depar...

Citizens attended public hearing in Whitewater and demanded legislators support a wide range of reforms. //end headline wrapper ?> Wisconsin State Capitol. File photo by Dave Reid. As the weather warms up, the grass turns green and daffodils explode in a cheerful yellow riot, spirits are rising. All over our state and our nation, people are emerging from a long hibernation, getting their vaccines, and beginning to imagine what life could be like without the oppressive weight of the pandemic an...

Wisconsin Examiner Spring at the Capitol by Josh Puetz CC BY-NC 2.0 As the weather warms up, the grass turns green and daffodils explode in a cheerful yellow riot, spirits are rising.  All over our state and our nation, people are emerging from a long hibernation, getting their vaccines, and beginning to imagine what life could be like without the oppressive weight of the pandemic and the ugly, divisive politics of the last year. Optimism is as unfamiliar as the warm sun on your shoulders o...

On Monday evening, Nearby Nature Milwaukee held their second Annual African American Environmental Pioneer Awards celebration to honor people in Milwaukee