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Pa. Lags Behind Other States on Protecting Children From Lead Poisoning

February 1, 2017

Bills that are expected to come before the Pennsylvania House and Senate in the current session would require lead testing of all children and all licensed day cares and mandate that older rental properties become lead safe.

Radon Levels in Lancaster County Still Among Highest in Pennsylvania

January 17, 2017

Lancaster County still has some of the highest and most dangerous levels of radon in the state, new Department of Environmental Protection data show.

Some Lancaster Children Protected From Lead at Day Care

January 6, 2017

Lancaster has halted the opening of three day care centers in the city after discovering unsafe levels of lead, its first enforcement of a new law aimed at protecting children.

Thousands of U.S. locales where lead poisoning is worse than in Flint, MI

December 19, 2016

Check out the investigative report on how thousands of communities in the U.S have high levels of lead poisoning. Click on the map to see the lead testing rate in your area.

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Lancaster Cannot Mitigate Lead in Aging Homes By Itself

December 9, 2016

Lancaster city officials have agreed to move forward with a resolution asking the Pennsylvania Legislature to implement a statewide lead testing and abatement program. City Council members plan to introduce the resolution at its Dec. 13 meeting.