Lead contamination

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the city of Columbus more than $5 million to remediate health hazards in older homes and…

Home renovations can kick up dangerous dust from lead-based paint. A new report finds the Environmental Protection Agency is not adequately enforcing rules meant to protect kids from lead exposure.

Governor Mike DeWine says the Ohio Department of Medicaid has received federal approval for it's Children's Health Insurance Program initiative, designed…

March 15 was the deadline for Governor Mike DeWine to release his two-year budget. He’d already unveiled several proposals, but now more is known about…

The Colorado seventh-grader was unimpressed by the options her parents had to test water in their home. So she created a sensor-based device using chemically treated carbon nanotubes to do it faster.

The Columbus Division of Water says testing conducted this summer shows the municipal water supply contains very low but safe levels of lead. The testing…

The Ohio EPA says nearly all of the state's public drinking water systems have turned in maps showing the locations of lead pipes. The agency says only 10…

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says half of the state's public drinking water systems are in danger of missing a deadline requiring them to map…

Democratic State Representative John Boccieri is calling for better support for local communities dealing with lead contamination in their water supplies.…

Lead contamination in tap water in Flint, Michigan, Sebring, Ohio and other cities highlights problems with America's aging water systems. A new report by…