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WanaBana has issued a voluntary recall of the pouches, which are sold at several retailers – including Amazon and Sam's Club – the FDA said​ in a recall alert Saturday.

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.

As part of Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the Kane County Health Department is recommending children living in certain parts of the county have their blood tested for lead levels. Aurora has the largest number of children who are at an increased risk for lead exposure, mostly due to having housing that was built with lead plumbing and paint that has lead in it, health department officials said. ...

It’s part of a $50 billion federal program to strengthen the nation’s drinking water and wastewater systems.

It would be a nightmare for any city: A massive wedge of saltwater creeping up the Mississippi River, contaminating drinking water at treatment plants one-by-one and threatening the health of hundreds of thousands of residents.

Quincy's Department of Public Works said that higher-than-acceptable levels of lead were found in the water of three Quincy homes.

Episode 2 of "Our America: Trouble On Tap" examines the crisis of lead exposure from drinking water and solutions that are often tied up in red tape.

Episode 2 of "Our America: Trouble On Tap" examines the crisis of lead exposure from drinking water and solutions that are often tied up in red tape.

Rapid Citys City Water Superintendent, Eric Boyda, informed the Legal and Finance Committee about an upcoming inventory of all city water system lines. The purpose of the inspection is to identify the material of lines in the community and develop a plan to replace any pipes affected by lead, in compliance with the federal lead and copper rule revision.

Addressing lead in Wisconsin school water wouldn’t always take a complete plumbing revamp; it could mean replacing a single sink or drinking fountain.