(Reuters) -Lowe's will pay a $12.5 million civil fine to resolve U.S. government accusations that contractors hired by the home improvement retailer did not take ‌appropriate safety precautions when ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- For the first time in its history, concern over a high level of lead will shut down a Milwaukee Public School. The closing at Trowbridge School starting Monday is temporary, but ...

Good intentions can produce unintended and undesirable consequences. That evidently is what’s happened to Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb’s commendably toughened lead-paint-safety requirements that ...

Lead-based paint is one of the leading causes of lead exposure among children. (AP Photo) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region.