I moved into my building in 2021 and had always thought my landlord was Jason Korn because my address appeared under his name on the city’s list of worst landlords. Korn was notorious. Not only had he ...

The substance’s durability and practical chemical properties likewise explain why it took many decades before lead paint and leaded gasoline became banned in 1978 and 1996, respectively.

Lead is often present in paint and pipes used in older homes, while chlorine and other chemicals are generated when plastic melts or combusts. Levels briefly but dramatically topped EPA long-term ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The Chicago Housing Authority has been ordered to pay more than $24 million in damages to the family of two children who allegedly suffered poisoning from lead paint in their ...

The Chicago Housing Authority must pay more than $24 million to two residents who sued over alleged lead paint poisoning of their two children, a Cook County jury decided Wednesday. The case ...

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee public health officials believe lead paint at Golda Meir School Lower Campus is tied to a case of childhood lead poisoning. The Milwaukee Health Department began its ...

She said the department identified lead paint in the basement bathroom at the school during its investigation. Reinwald said the department is working with one student from the school.

MILWAUKEE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY A STUDENT AT THE GOLDA MEIR SCHOOL GOT SICK FROM LEAD PAINT IN A BATHROOM ON THE LOWER CAMPUS. KENDALL KEYS IS AT THE SCHOOL NEAR VILAS PHILLIPS AND GALENA STREET.

Health officials have identified the likely source of exposure as lead-based paint in a basement bathroom of the school. Milwaukee Health Department officials say they began an investigation into ...

“Is there anything that he or his department can do to protect tenants during this quite stressful period for them?” Mr Pennycook said: “There is a lot of bad practice out there. That’s ...