Starting Monday, Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies will close for an undetermined amount of time so lead hazards can be fixed. The school was one of four Milwaukee Public Schools ...

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has made more than $4.4 million in Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity ...

Though more than 1,000 Milwaukee children are poisoned by lead each year, this spring marks the first time city officials have connected cases of childhood lead poisoning to Milwaukee Public Schools.

To get a sense of how lead paint is being handled in Milwaukee Public Schools, the Journal Sentinel requested a year of the district’s paint-related work orders, from February 2024 to February 2025.

On the day before Thanksgiving at Milwaukee’s Congress School off the Lincoln Creek parkway on the city's west side, students were out for fall break but the school was abuzz. Workers in yellow wove ...

In Milwaukee, efforts are underway to ensure no kids are poisoned by lead at school ever again. By the end of this summer, Milwaukee Public Schools said, it will stabilize hazards caused by lead-based ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule that reduces the level of lead in dust considered hazardous to "any reportable level," which greatly decreases the amount of lead ...

Families Concerned About Lead Exposure in Their Homes Encouraged to Seek Free Legal Consultation ...

THIS STORY ON THE 12 NEWS APP. EXPANDING THE EFFORT TO COMBAT THE LEAD CRISIS IN MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAY ALL NPS SCHOOLS WILL BE CHECKED FOR LEAD HAZARDS. IN A LETTER ...

CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC) - The City of Clinton has been awarded a substantial $5.2 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reduce lead hazards in residential areas.

Lead hazards in paint, water and soil are common throughout many of Milwaukee's older homes and buildings, contributing to the widespread issue of lead poisoning. Here are some ways that you can ...

Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is working to eliminate lead paint hazards in all elementary schools built before 1978 by the end of 2025. MPS is prioritizing schools based on factors like building ...