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Lead-based paint was banned for use in residential homes in 1978. Yet, many Connecticut cities are still seeing cases of lead poisoning related to it, and many...

Hartford has fallen from first- to fourth-worst city in the state for lead poisoning, but it's still a problem. There are new laws and loan programs to help mitigate lead in homes.

Continue, drivers in columbus cheered on picketers striking for a third day. >> what do we want? >> reporter: ohio's largest school district is now online only after the nearly 4500 member teachers union rejected the school board's latest offer. >> our children are our priority. and we will do what we need to do to, you know, ensure there's a resolution that's in their best interest. >> reporter: the union wants smaller classes and says teachers are working in dilapidated schools where water pipes leak, lead paint peels from walls, and air conditioning and heat are nonexistent. >> we will cont...

Today, the New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning (NYCCELP), a coalition of advocates, doctors, lawyers, and the Lead Roundtable, which is convened by the coalition, released the “2022 Lead Agenda: A Roadmap to Eliminating Lead Poisoning in New York City.” Our city’s children continue to needlessly suffer permanent neurological damage from exposure to lead in old paint, dust, and drinking water in their homes.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is working to support training initiatives and increase the amount of people who are certified to conduct lead-based paint hazard removal.