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Hundreds of schools and day care centers will receive grants for water filters. The filters are to protect children from lead exposure.

The U.S. EPA says its Get the Lead Out Initiative is helping 200 underserved and disadvantaged communities accellerate programs to replace lead service lines.

A bill package heard Thursday before the Michigan House Health Policy Committee is taking aim at lead dust exposure during renovation and repair projects.

The intent is to reduce children’s exposure to lead. Lead is bad for everyone, but especially young children who are at greater risk of neurological harm.

We're finally digging up the lead pipes, but 145 years ago this week, Michigan State Professor Robert Kedzie warned the Michigan Board of Health about the dangers of lead poisoning from consumer products.

Michigan is failing to enforce safe drinking water at school, a new report finds.

On today's show, Zoe Clark gave an election day rundown and we heard about an interactive ballot. Plus, we discussed lead paint in homes and Henry Ford's political history,

The CDC recently lowered the standard for what’s considered elevated blood lead levels in children, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is following suit.

Benton Harbor residents have no clear answers on whether their tap water is safe to drink. Stateside gets an update from Michigan Radio's newsroom.

The U.S. EPA says its study on Benton Harbor's tap water shows filters do work to remove lead. But the agency says residents should still only drink bottled water. It’s a mixed message, but lead isn’t the only lingering water quality concern.