Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person testing material for asbestos - Pvince73/Shutterstock When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was ...

Recent headlines about harmful levels of lead being discovered in everything from faucets to cookware, from cinnamon to protein powders, may feel a bit overwhelming. They may even tempt you to screen ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Independent testing by the ABC7 I-Team uncovers unsafe levels of lead at public water fountains found at popular destinations, prompting the city to take action. The I-Team tested 11 ...

A survey of school districts around the country finds that less than half test their water for lead, and among those that do more than a third detected elevated levels of the toxin, according to a ...

Chicago has more lead service lines than any other city in the United States. That concerning stat has inspired researchers at Northwestern University to help with a solution. They came up with an ...

POLICE. TONIGHT, A PUSH FOR MILWAUKEE PARENTS TO GET THEIR CHILDREN TESTED FOR LEAD EXPOSURE. THIS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE CITY’S HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED GOLDA MEIR IN CARGILL ELEMENTARY HAVE ...

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The city of Syracuse on Tuesday fired itself from testing for lead in residential drinking water and hired a third-party company to do the next round of tests. Councilors approved a request from Mayor ...

When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was built before 1980, though, it's possible that you have dangerous materials in place that were used as part of home construction ...