May 2013
1 post
EPA Takes Action Against Violators of the Lead... →
May 6th
April 2013
1 post
Today's environmental tip
Get the lead out!  If you’re doing work on an older home or school building, be sure to follow lead-safe work practices. Contain the work area and keep kids and pets away. Minimize dust. And clean up thoroughly.  Lead is harmful to adults and children, and common renovation jobs like sanding, cutting, or demolition can create lead dust and chips. More information: http://epa.gov/lead/rrp
Apr 29th
March 2013
2 posts
Check it out! →
Mar 20th
Senators Reed and Johanns Introduce Two Bills to... →
Mar 6th
February 2013
1 post
HUD ISSUES UPDATED GUIDANCE TO HELP HOUSING... →
September 2012
Feb 1st
January 2013
6 posts
Lead leads to lower test scores, UW finds →
“Lead exposure, even in very low amounts, has a negative effect on young children taking school tests, according to a new study by researchers at UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services…”
Jan 24th
Lead exposure can produce a wide range of adverse... →
Jan 23rd
Scientists now know there is no safe level of lead... →
Jan 22nd
Jan 16th
America's Real Criminal Element: Lead →
Jan 15th
Visit this informative website with interesting... →
Jan 10th
October 2012
1 post
"Thousands of U.S. children with dangerous amounts... →
Oct 5th
January 2012
1 post
Lead Poisoning Victims Under Assault by Gov.... →
Jan 23rd
July 2011
2 posts
Taiwanese Battery Plant in East China Probed For... →
A Taiwanese battery plant had extremely high levels of lead but tried to cover up the evidence. Workers are required to get tested every year but they are never shown the results. The plant has been closed down temporarily for investigation.
Jul 28th
Adult Lead Poisoning Down By More Than 50% →
According to the CDC, lead poisoning rates have dropped by 50% since the mid-90’s. This could be attributed to better work place conditions and a decreased number of employees working in mining and manufacturing businesses that involve lead, lead paint and lead dust.
Jul 13th
June 2011
2 posts
China criticized for lead poisoning of children  →
There is a lead-poisoning outbreak in China from a tinfoil factory and it is affecting many children. Unfortunately, many of these kids have been denied testing and treatment. The government has been issuing out false information on how to prevent/cure lead poisoning.
Jun 20th
The Crime Of Lead Exposure →
An interesting article on the reduction of crime due to the banning of lead in paint and gasoline. It proposes that lead poisoning increases aggression and leaves individuals without impulse control. Without these lead effects, people, especially men, do not usually grow as hostile and they have an easier time walking away without acting upon their impulses.
Jun 10th
April 2011
1 post
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (LHC) and the Lead... →
These grants will identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately owned housing for rental or owner-occupants. Application due date: Thursday, June 9, 2011.
Apr 25th
March 2011
2 posts
Niton XRF training (Free) in Milwaukee in May! →
Mar 25th
A STRANGE IGNORANCE: THE ROLE OF LEAD POISONING IN... →
Mar 10th
January 2011
1 post
NEW AND IMPROVED TRACKING 101 IS NOW AVAILABLE!
Access the course through National Environmental Health Association’s e-Learning Website. Tracking 101 gives an overview of the major components of Environmental Public Health Tracking. Topics include the National Tracking Network and Program; surveillance and epidemiology; tracking data; GIS; and communication. This version features updated information, improved design, and printable...
Jan 21st
December 2010
1 post
Equitable Housing Funding
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, summarizing 25 years of data on federal and state housing and community development, found that WI received 42 federal dollars per capita over this time period compared to the national average for federal funding for all states of 82 dollars per capita.
Dec 1st
November 2010
1 post
Lead Cleanup in Nigeria- John Price of PBS... →
Nov 2nd
August 2010
2 posts
State Meeting on Lead Poisoning
Our next meeting of the Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning Elimination Plan Implementation and Oversight Committee is Tuesday, September 14, 2010.  For more infomation please contact HUD@kenoshacounty.org
Aug 31st
DRINK FROM A GARDEN HOSE?
http://tinyurl.com/3xocqbw
Aug 10th
June 2010
6 posts
Jun 24th
http://www.epa.gov/fugitives/ →
Our organization deals with the Enivronmental Protection Agency a little bit; we use their recommendations for what windows and such to install.  In case you never took the EPA seriously, you should check out this link to their “Fugitives” section of their website.  Don’t mess with the EPA.
Jun 23rd
5 tags
Jun 21st
Kenosha News: Getting the Lead Out →
This is an older article, but it’s good.  It talks about our program as it finished its first 3-year contract.  We’ve been renewed for another, so we’ll be continuing our work until at least 2012.
Jun 18th
6 tags
Jun 17th
7 tags
Lead Poisoning in Wisconsin
Think lead poisoning isn’t a problem?  Some facts you should know: Lead poisoning affects more than 2,000 children each year in Wisconsin. Lead poisoning causes permanent brain damage Homes built before 1950 are at the highest risk for containing lead-based paint Childhood lead poisoning can cause behavioral changes.  Studies show that it may be responsible for many current violent...
Jun 17th