Though lead-based paint was banned in the late 1970s, lead still remains in the paint of roughly 37 million structures in the United States — and it's extremely harmful to people's health, especially ...

Lead paint poses serious danger to children. Photo credit: cds.coe.hawaii.edu/ San Diego residents may apply to receive the city’s Lead Paint Hazard Abatement Services at a reduced cost, in some cases ...

Solucorp Industries Ltd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has announced the introduction of lead paint removal products that it says can offer a “cost effective and less labor intensive” method of removing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been nearly a year since Maggie Kerr’s two sons have played in their yard in Brewer’s Hill. The rental property next door, on ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wausau Finance Committee and City Council will apply for funds to address lead paint in homes. Both the city and Marathon County will partner up in the ‘Lead-Safe Homes ...

ST. LOUIS — Lead paint contamination in Saint Louis Public Schools has been a persistent concern, but there's now major progress to report. This is a story the I-Team has been covering for years.

DETROIT — On Saturday a free event in Detroit kicked off the expansion of The Detroit LeadSafe Housing Program's free lead paint removal program. The program offers the removal of lead-based paint ...

In a city with hundreds of children poisoned by lead paint each year, Onondaga County is struggling to spend millions of federal dollars available to fight the problem. County Executive Ryan McMahon, ...

One in five homes in suburban Cook County is covered in toxic lead paint, but many homeowners can't afford to remove it. Many of the homes in the Calumet City neighborhood are more than 100 years old.

MILWAUKEE — A race to remove lead paint from Milwaukee Public Schools before the school year has crossed the finish line. Milwaukee-based JCP Construction in late September announced it completed ...