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• Long-Term Lead Exposure May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia Diagnosis: Study

  March 3, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  A new study suggests that prolonged exposure to lead may significantly increase the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease later in life.

• Biden Announces Funding To Replace Lead Water Pipes in U.S. Over Next 10 Years

  October 9, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  White House indicates that replacing all lead drinking water pipes in the U.S. will help prevent serious health risks for children from lead exposure in drinking water.

• EPA Grants Target Lead Exposure Risks from Drinking Water at Schools, Childcare Facilities Nationwide

  August 26, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The EPA has announced a $26 million grant program focused on eliminating the risk of lead contamination in drinking water supplies frequently used by children, to lower their risk of lead poisoning.

• EPA Proposes Replacement of All Lead Water Pipes Within 10 Years

  December 4, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The EPA has unveiled a plan to replace the nation's remaining lead water pipes within a decade in order to prevent childhood lead poisoning problems and a repeat of the Flint water crisis.

• New EPA Program Seeks to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement Efforts

  November 9, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The EPA has announced a new initiative aimed at helping replace the countries aging, and potentially dangerous, lead water pipes, which pose a lead exposure risk to children.

• Toxic Lead Pipes Still Carry Water to 9.2 Million Homes in U.S., Posing Health Risks for Children

  April 11, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  An EPA survey has revealed there are more than 9 million lead drinking water pipes still in use across the U.S., putting children at risk of lead exposure.

• Benton Harbor Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Over Lead In Drinking Water

  January 6, 2022

  Russell Maas

  A class action lawsuit by residents of a Michigan city claim the state failed to warn them of lead in their drinking water while seeking cheap solutions which only made the problem worse for years.

• School Drinking Water Lead Contamination is Widespread, Study Finds; Amid Revised Rules on Testing

  December 17, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A new study has found lead-tainted drinking water is rampant in Massachusetts schools, as the Biden Administration unveils a plan to replace lead-tainted water pipes nationwide over the next decade.

• Lead Poisoning Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Contaminated Water From Pipes in Benton Harbor, MI

  November 23, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Benton Harbor, Michigan residents have filed a class action lawsuit against the city, saying officials knew about lead contamination of the water supply since at least 2018, but failed to take action.