By Karen Stokes City of Milwaukee leaders are rolling out an awareness campaign to advocate the prevention of lead based illnesses in children. The campaign was announced on Friday at Moody … [Read more...]
Any Dosage of Lead is Deadly, Especially in Drinking Water
By Dylan Deprey Never in Brenda World-Patterson’s dreams would she have thought that as a toddler her son would get lead poisoning. “I remember thinking ‘he’s not eating out of the window … [Read more...]
A. O. Smith, United Way partner to support Mayor, City of Milwaukee Health Department to provide water filtration products to Milwaukee residents
Milwaukee, WI.— A. O. Smith Corporation and United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County today announced a partnership with Mayor Tom Barrett and the City of Milwaukee Health Department to … [Read more...]
Funding is Primary Issue in Replacing Band Aid Approach to Lead Pipes
by Dylan Deprey It was a year ago that Marc Edwards traveled to Flint, MI with a group of colleagues on what he considered a ‘suicide mission.’ The Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil … [Read more...]
The Freshwater Capitol of the World Could be a Façade
By Dylan Deprey During the night, a child gets out of bed to get a glass of water. Having zero knowledge of the lateral lead pipes under their house, they drink the water. Then like any other … [Read more...]
Coggs Secures Cheaper Lead Abatement Costs for Homeowners
Ordinance Could Be Used in Replacing Lead Sewer Laterals City Treasurer Spencer Coggs has successfully sought a change to the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances that allows homeowners’ lead abatement … [Read more...]
Hidden Toxins Contaminate Black Homes
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent Consumers aren’t looking for health problems when they shop at dollar stores or keep older furniture, but a cocktail of chemicals seeping from … [Read more...]
Taking the message on dangers of lead to the community
The Lead Hazard Reduction Assistance Program of the Social Development Commission (SDC) is sharing its knowledge and services with the community. The program took part in a recent meeting of the … [Read more...]
Neighborhood Weatherization Fair
Residents of a Southside Milwaukee neighborhood will learn how to make their homes more energy efficient at a Weatherization and Lead Poisoning Prevention Fair. Clarke Square Neighborhood and the … [Read more...]
Free puppet show at the Domes focuses on Lead-Poisoning Prevention
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Oct 20-26 Lead-poisoning prevention is the message of a free puppet show being presented by the Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers (SSCHC) Lead Outreach … [Read more...]