If you're thinking about testing for lead paint in your home, you're doing the right thing. Lead is a chemical that's not to ...

ATLANTA — It’s an issue affecting schools all across the country and here in metro Atlanta -- contaminated water. Doctors warn even small amounts of lead can cause developmental issues in kids.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Is there lead and asbestos at your kids' school? In North Carolina, testing for lead in school water used to be voluntary, but now a law has made that testing mandatory. The ...

When it comes to spotting lead poisoning, blood tests might not be enough. Tests on children at an Indianapolis charter school show evidence of long-term damage from lead could be hiding in kids’ ...

CHARLOTTE — North Carolina changed its law earlier this year to try to make school drinking water safer for kids by requiring public schools to test for lead and report the results. The sign-up period ...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is now recommending that all young children in Wisconsin be tested for elevated levels of lead in their blood, as childhood lead testing continues to lag ...

Water samples within the device glow green when a contaminant is detected. The National Science Foundation is backing a pilot study by Northwestern University to develop and distribute water quality ...

A water fountain at a school in Flint, Mich., is off limits due to high amounts of lead and other contaminants. California lawmakers recently passed a bill that would require schools in the state to ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Tuesday that requires all 1- and 2-year-olds in Michigan to be tested for lead exposure, something advocates say is the biggest moment in 45 years to end lead ...

A student sits next to a water bottle in the cafeteria at Maureen Joy Charter School in Durham, North Carolina. Walking into the Maureen Joy Charter School building is a little like stepping back in ...

ATLANTA — It’s an issue affecting schools all across the country and here in metro Atlanta -- contaminated water. Doctors warn even small amounts of lead can cause developmental issues in kids.