lead mitigation

Getting your child screened for lead could be as easy as taking them to the doctor if a state House bill becomes law. It’s something public health...

Indiana is considering lowering its threshold for when public health agencies address elevated blood lead levels in children — based on a nearly…

Over the next two decades, Indiana will need more than $13 billion to repair or replace aging water and wastewater infrastructure. That’s according to the…

Indiana received a federal grant to help update water infrastructure and keep children safe from lead. Among other things, children exposed to lead can…

There’s been a big push to reduce lead in drinking water around the country. But few of those efforts have been focused on private wells — where about a…

The COVID-19 pandemic could threaten drinking water safety in buildings that have been closed. Purdue University is working quickly with other research…

A bill headed for Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk would require schools to test for lead in drinking water. But a Purdue University professor says the bill won’t…

A bill that would require schools to test for lead in drinking water is headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk. It passed unanimously in the state Senate on…

A bill that will help smaller utilities address lead in drinking water passed unanimously in the state House on Monday. Long-term exposure to lead can…

A bill that would require schools to test for lead in drinking water passed the state House on Thursday. The measure was originally aimed at Lake County…