Lead Exposure

Vice President Kamala Harris pointed to Pittsburgh as one of the country’s leaders in tackling lead poisoning.The White House has set a goal to replace all lead drinking water pipes within 10 years but the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is on pace to swap out its lead pipes in half that time.

New CDC guidance means a big increase in the number of Allegheny County kids whose blood levels are considered elevated.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: An analysis of voter registration shows Republicans could have an edge on Democrats in years to come; the executive director of Women for a Healthy Environment explains how a new ordinance introduced in city council aims to detect and remove lead in homes before exposure; and Pittsburgh City Clerk Brenda Pree is looking to create a statewide professional association for those in the profession that she describes as the jack-of-all-trades in local government.

Pittsburgh City Council will address lead exposure to children in the city.

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…

A local nonprofit is offering free water filters to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority customers, while working to educate Pittsburgh-area residents on…

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…

The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously agreed Tuesday to create a bipartisan group tasked with investigating lead exposure in the state.Democratic Senator…

Pittsburgh's primary is set, but election season is just getting underway. Politcal reporters Kevin Zwick of the Greensburg Tribune-Review and Chris…

Dr. Trina Peduzzi has been working with babies as a community pediatrician for the last 16 years and has taken care of hundreds of children with lead…