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Pittsburgh-based PPG says it has made good on its 2016 pledge to eliminate lead from all products by 2020.At the time it made the promise, PPG said lead…
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Gov. Tom Wolf is pitching his plan to finance a multibillion-dollar capital plan by taxing Marcellus Shale natural gas production as a way to help…
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Allegheny County begins mandatory blood testing for lead in small children Jan. 1. Under the new law, children will be tested once between the ages of 9…
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The Allegheny County Lead Task Force has released a series of recommendations with the goal of minimizing childhood lead exposure. The group proposes…
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Allegheny County could become the first in the state to require all children to be tested for high lead levels in their blood.The county Board of Health…
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Allegheny County kicked off its Lead Safe Homes Program last week, which helps residents identify and remove lead-based paint hazards in their homes.The…
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Chris and Amanda Comeau said when their daughter Eleanor turned 10 months old, she hit lots of exciting milestones. She started moving around on her own a…
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Twenty stories—and one controller's audit!—to get you up to speed on Pittsburgh's lead problem, from our partners and other local outlets. “Pittsburgh to…
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The Allegheny County Board of Health wants children to be regularly tested for lead poisoning.The board is moving forward with a new rule that would…