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EPA Proposes New Regulations For Lead In Drinking Water

1:32pm October 11, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

The new proposal is being criticized for not proactively replacing lead service lines across the nation. It also keeps the same threshold for lead in drinking water that the U.S. currently has.

Health & Safety

Environment North Carolina Launches Lead Awareness Campaign

6:00am September 17, 2019

by David Ford

As children head back to school, parents, teachers and administrators will be educated on how they can help protect the water that students drink there.

Looking for scraps of lead to sell, young people in the town of Kabwe, Zambia, dig through the toxic tailings left behind from 100 years of mining.

Whatever Happened To ... The Kids Whose Lead Levels Were Off The Charts?

5:43pm August 29, 2019

by Susan Brink

They live in the lead-contaminated village of Kabwe, Zambia. A World Bank loan for lead cleanup offered reason for hope. A new report assesses the current situation.

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the Trump Administration plans to tackle the issue of of lead exposure "head on." Wheeler seen here during a Senate Committee hearing in August.

Critics Call Trump Administration Plan To Reduce Lead Exposure Toothless

5:08pm December 19, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The Federal Lead Action Plan is a framework rather than a call for new regulations. The plan seeks to bolster efforts to communicate the dangers of lead exposure. Critics say it doesn't go far enough.

Education

Guilford County School Officials Want Lawmakers To Support Lead Testing

7:12am September 04, 2018

by Keri Brown

The Guilford County School system plans to ask lawmakers for help with lead testing in their buildings.

Education

After Lead Found In Water, Guilford County School District Adds More Safety Measures

7:00am August 27, 2018

by Keri Brown

Guilford County School officials have a new plan to address concerns over high levels of lead found in drinking water at some buildings.

A water distribution center on Dort Highway in Flint, Mich.

National

In Flint, Residents Scramble To Get The Last Cases Of State-Provided Bottled Water

12:11pm April 11, 2018

by Stephen Carmody

Michigan is ending the free water distribution program in Flint, but many residents don't trust state officials who insist their water is safe to drink, so long as they're using a filter.

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Gitanjali Rao, 11, says she was appalled by the drinking water crisis in Flint, Mich. — so she designed a device to test for lead faster. She was named "America's Top Young Scientist" on Tuesday at the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Troubled By Flint Water Crisis, 11-Year-Old Girl Invents Lead-Detecting Device

5:50pm October 20, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The Colorado seventh-grader was unimpressed by the options her parents had to test water in their home. So she created a sensor-based device using chemically treated carbon nanotubes to do it faster.

Watchdog: EPA Action To Protect Flint Residents From Lead Was Delayed 7 Months

5:40pm October 20, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The agency had enough information to see the danger and the authority to intervene earlier, the inspector general's report states. "These situations should generate a greater sense of urgency."

Children can encounter lead in contaminated soil, paint, water and dust.

Pediatricians Call For More Testing And Tighter Rules On Lead Exposure

3:55pm June 20, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Citing growing evidence that no amount of lead exposure is safe for kids, the American Academy of Pediatrics has called for tighter regulations on the amount of lead in house dust, water and soil.

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