lead

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is holding a virtual Milwaukee roundtable Wednesday to foster dialogue with communities affected by lead in drinking water. Part of the impetus is to get input on the federal Lead and Copper Rule.

As President Joe Biden tries to sell the nation on a huge infrastructure spending plan, the head of his Environmental Protection Agency came to Milwaukee Tuesday to push for the package.

For this Listen MKE, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Water Works Superintendent Karen Dettmer and Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson discuss how they plan to address the city's lead issue.

Mayors from the Great Lakes region are asking Congress for billions of dollars from the upcoming federal infrastructure package to address water equity in the region.

Dennise Honnegar and her daughter Jasmine are still grappling with the effects of lead poisoning nearly four years after Jasmine was diagnosed.

Milwaukee's aging housing stock and its more than 70,000 lead laterals pose a serious public health problem for the city's families.

Here's what you need to know about potential sources of lead in your home, lead testing, abatement and other services related to this public health crisis.

Milwaukee's aging housing stock and its more than 70,000 lead laterals pose a serious public health problem for the city's families, and health experts are worried that the problem may have grown worse.

Milwaukee aldermen are in the process of sorting out the city’s budget for next year, divvying up dollars leaders say are increasingly scarce. Among…

Rust Belt cities tackling their lead problems offer advice for Chicago on funding, public education and getting political buy-in.