LIMA — Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith shared three key messages about lead abatement at Wednesday’s Let’s Talk Lead conference: get the facts, get your child tested and get your home tested.

WATERLOO -- Federal officials have declined to renew a grant Waterloo has used to eliminate lead-based paint hazards for low-income homeowners.

The EPA says that despite a 1978 ban on using lead paint, an estimated 31 million homes still contain lead-based paint. Among them, 3.8 million are home to at least one child under age 6.

The lead abatement program. The city has had lead abatement programs funded by this grant since 2000. The grant normally comes every four years, but the city’s prior grant, which ran out Friday, was ...

The lead abatement program is one of 13 areas prioritized in the Fiscal Year 2025 Audit Work Plan, which is conducted annually by the Office of the City Auditor to evaluate city services as ...

Zabrina Chism, 54, shows a text message she sent to city of Dallas staff after work with the city’s Healthy Homes and Lead Abatement program was not completed, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Dallas.

Zabrina Chism, 54, points to work that was left incomplete by contractors with the city of Dallas’ Healthy Homes and Lead Abatement program, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Dallas.(Elías Valverde II ...

Schenectady is set to receive $3.9 million in federal funding for lead paint abatement efforts, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Thursday.

Here are the three takeaways from this investigation into lead abatement in Erie. Look for the first story to hit newsstands in the Sunday Weekend section.