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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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The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is setting aside $1.8 million to assist low-income customers by replacing the private portions of their lead…
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About a hundred members of the public attended the final opportunity to weigh in on what might be included in a consultant’s recommendations for…
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While federal and state environmental regulators are in town this week examining the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority’s treatment processes, a…
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The Pennsylvania Senate could vote Monday or Tuesday on whether to put the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority under state oversight.A bill that would…
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The Heinz Family Foundation has announced the winners of this year’s Heinz Awards, which honor people who are breaking barriers in their fields and making…
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The water and lead crisis in Flint Michigan and parts of Pennsylvania has shone a national spotlight on he problem of childhood lead exposure.A new report…
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A Department of Health report out this week has shown that only 28 percent of Pennsylvania children undergo recommended lead testing.Officials in the Wolf…
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It’s a hot, sunny day in August, and high school students Mckayla Dixon, Anesa Reed, and Keith Jamison are working their summer jobs. The three teenagers…