New research from the University of Virginia has found people born between the late 1960s and mid-1980s in the United States experienced high levels of lead exposure as children, due to the use of ...

Lead exposure is a serious health concern that can lead to long-term damage to the nervous system, kidneys, and brain—especially in children and older adults. While most people associate lead with old ...

Lead wasn't regulated in dinnerware before the 1970s, so you may want to display your china rather than serving food on it. How to know if your dinnerware contains lead or heavy metals.

Updating Denver Water's pipes to meet new lead standards is a massive, multi-year project. Denver Water says it's making progress on efforts to replace service lines that use lead in the pipes. The ...

A few months ago, a test revealed that a child in Milwaukee had elevated levels of lead in their blood. The results triggered an investigation into the family’s home, then the child’s school and then ...

A construction worker works on dislodging an old lead line in the basement of a house before his colleague pulls it out using an excavator. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror This story is part of CT ...

Over the next few weeks, 50,000 residents will be getting notified who may have a lead pipes on their property.Starting on Sept. 2, Greater Cincinnati Water Works will be sending out notices over the ...

A new investigation has found that many popular protein powders and shakes may contain potentially dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals, including lead, though not all experts agree on how much risk ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Environmental Police are reminding ice anglers to follow state fishing laws by using non-lead tackle when out on local lakes. Police stated that the use of ...

Hunters are being urged to stop using lead bullets because bald eagles and other wildlife that consume carcasses left behind are often sickened by lead poisoning. Late fall and early winter is deer ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Central Oregon's largest hospital for wildlife is encouraging hunters to change to non-lead ammunition, as they've treated over 85 animals for poisonings in the past 4 years, ...