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Deteriorating lead-based paint, especially in homes built before 1978, is the main source of lead exposure in Wisconsin. It is estimated that in Wisconsin there are more than 350,000 older homes with lead paint. Leaded dust from this paint can get on toys, fingers, and other objects that any child may put in their mouths and ingest. This exposure can impact how children’s brains develop and can lead to behavioral and developmental disabilities. 

State, local officials tour home in process of lead abatement project The Lead-Safe Home Program offers help to eliminate danger lead in older homes August 3, 2021 10:59 PM State and city officials toured the home while it was being worked on. The program helps fund lead abatement projects on houses that were built before 1978, the year the EPA banned lead paint for residential use. Around 60% of houses in La Crosse were built before 1980. If lead paint is ingested, it can lead to long-term, ir...

The proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 will lower the actual price of tobacco products, which will dissuade young and needy people from kicking the tobacco habit, experts said. Although the per capita income has gone up by 9 percent, the price of low-tier tobacco products