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 ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse must improve the way it notifies the public about lead levels in water and tighten its testing procedures, under an order issued last week by the U.S. Environmental ...

Lead Risk Assessments and Inspections: Lead poisoning can be caused by inhalation and ingestion of lead. Paint and other surface coatings can possibly contain lead. When a job or project involves work ...

PennEnvironment says school districts skip lead testing, don’t test all of their outlets and, in some cases, fail to report test results. File photo: Water fountains at a Philadelphia charter school ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The dramatic spike in Syracuse’s drinking water lead levels earlier this year could be a false alarm because city staff made mistakes and failed to follow test procedures, ...