Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the day before Thanksgiving at Milwaukee’s Congress School off the Lincoln Creek parkway on the city's west side, students were ...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — The home Jade Shirey bought over a decade ago was a bargain and exactly what she needed for her growing family. But she knew it needed some touch-ups, and after a few years, she ...

Photos taken inside LaFollette School and Albert E. Kagel School show chipped lead paint on classroom walls, ceilings and furniture. The schools are among seven that have been cleaned overnight or ...

Milwaukee families, concerned about the discovery of lead paint hazards in local schools, could soon see progress on some of their demands for more transparency from the school district. At an April ...

Chip and Joanna Gaines' company Magnolia Homes has settled with the EPA. The Environmental Protection Agency says it has settled with Magnolia Homes of the HGTV show "Fixer Upper" for violating rules ...

Milwaukee Public Schools could explore legal options available to the district to "hold lead paint companies accountable" for lead-paint remediation costs in school buildings. Additionally, the board ...

In an age of instant Internet access to almost any subject and the bombardment of public-service announcements, magazine and newspaper articles, many still do not heed the warnings concerning the ...

Property managers who fail to comply with updated lead paint rules risk lawsuits, project shutdowns, insurance denial and fines up to $40,000 per violation.

“Education around lead, and especially lead paint hazards, is something that still is really necessary,” said housing advocate Brandon Kielbasa. “People think of it as something that’s been dealt with ...