Thousands of families in Louisville are intimately familiar with the devastating reality of childhood lead exposure, but thousands more may be completely unaware that a dangerous neurotoxin is ...

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A blood test at my son’s one-year well check showed elevated levels of lead. It was 2016 and potential lead poisoning was not on my radar. The test result sent my family down a rabbit hole of worry ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as ...

Hannah Kliger joined the CBS News New York team as a reporter in May 2022, focusing her coverage in Brooklyn. A native New Yorker, Hannah has received several awards for her investigative journalism ...

During his pediatrics residency training at a hospital in Hollywood, Dr. David Bolour rarely gave a second thought to lead poisoning. Lead paint had been banned since before the 36-year-old doctor was ...

Some North Carolina schools and daycares will soon be tested for lead and asbestos. State leaders told the State Board of Education on Wednesday the plan so far is to start with elementary schools and ...

BALTIMORE -- Maryland's Department of the Environment (MDE) is suing a Baltimore-based company for allegedly using radioactive materials without a license and altering test samples during lead paint ...

As workers set up stations at North Division High School’s cafeteria to test children’s blood for lead, a group of frustrated parents and community activists gathered just outside the main entrance.