/news/tags/lead-poisoning Lead Poisoning en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:01:44 GMT /2023-03-24/ohio-has-a-lead-problem-one-city-is-hoping-to-curb-it The number of young children with lead poisoning in Ohio remains high. Advocates in Toledo hope more housing regulations can change that. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:01:44 GMT /2023-03-24/ohio-has-a-lead-problem-one-city-is-hoping-to-curb-it Kendall Crawford /news/health/2022-10-28/cleveland-inspectors-will-survey-170-000-properties-for-lead-contamination Cleveland home inspectors say they will begin to survey nearly 170,000 properties for possible lead contamination this weekend, the city announced Friday. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 23:48:30 GMT /news/health/2022-10-28/cleveland-inspectors-will-survey-170-000-properties-for-lead-contamination Taylor Wizner /news/health-science/2021-05-25/cleveland-anti-lead-poisoning-group-requests-stimulus-funds-from-city Cleveland has begun certifying rental properties under the lead-safe housing law passed in 2019, as advocates seek federal dollars to help landlords afford to remediate the toxic paint that’s found in many Northeast Ohio homes. Tue, 25 May 2021 14:08:56 GMT /news/health-science/2021-05-25/cleveland-anti-lead-poisoning-group-requests-stimulus-funds-from-city Nick Castele /news/environment-energy/2019-04-02/cleveland-advocates-submit-petitions-to-prevent-lead-poisoning-in-rentals Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing (CLASH) has delivered what it says are 10,300 signatures to the Clerk of Council to petition for a change in the city's lead paint law. The proposed ordinance would require rental properties built after 1978 be safe from lead paint. CLASH attorney Rebecca Maurer says their proposal wants to flip the current method. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:55:08 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-04-02/cleveland-advocates-submit-petitions-to-prevent-lead-poisoning-in-rentals /news/community/2018-07-17/cleveland-schools-hopes-to-fix-underreported-poisoning-with-lead-testing-partnership More than 300 homes in the city of Cleveland were declared unsafe to live in because of lead. Residents are being asked to move out quickly if they have… Wed, 18 Jul 2018 01:29:06 GMT /news/community/2018-07-17/cleveland-schools-hopes-to-fix-underreported-poisoning-with-lead-testing-partnership Ashton Marra /news/community/2018-05-25/morning-headlines-gun-groups-voice-opposition-to-red-flag-law-akrons-northside-gets-a-mural Here are your morning headlines for Friday, May 25:Judge calls on environmental regulators to solve Lake Erie algae blooms;'Red flag' law faces vocal… Fri, 25 May 2018 13:07:31 GMT /news/community/2018-05-25/morning-headlines-gun-groups-voice-opposition-to-red-flag-law-akrons-northside-gets-a-mural Amanda Rabinowitz /news/community/2018-04-30/cleveland-elementary-schools-partner-with-case-to-test-kids-for-lead-exposure A Cleveland partnership is wrapping up its lead testing of students in the city’s schools for this year. Mound Elementary School Nurse Angelique King… Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:25:59 GMT /news/community/2018-04-30/cleveland-elementary-schools-partner-with-case-to-test-kids-for-lead-exposure Ashton Marra /news/community/2018-04-23/morning-headlines-agriculture-runoff-continues-to-feed-algae-blooms-lake-kim-tam-park-to-reopen Here are your morning headlines for Monday, April 23:Cleveland City Council to get update on lead poisoning;Ohio House Democrats call for probe following… Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:46:01 GMT /news/community/2018-04-23/morning-headlines-agriculture-runoff-continues-to-feed-algae-blooms-lake-kim-tam-park-to-reopen Amanda Rabinowitz /news/community/2018-02-09/cleveland-school-officials-work-to-test-children-for-lead-poisoning Cleveland has a lead problem. That’s according to a school official who is now working to make sure children in the district get tested for lead… Fri, 09 Feb 2018 19:48:06 GMT /news/community/2018-02-09/cleveland-school-officials-work-to-test-children-for-lead-poisoning Ashton Marra /news/health-science/2017-07-24/cleveland-councilman-pushes-for-lead-inspections-of-homes-other-buildings-constructed-before-1978 Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson is proposing a new law to track and reduce lead hazards in the city. The ordinance would affect rental properties,… Tue, 25 Jul 2017 00:17:54 GMT /news/health-science/2017-07-24/cleveland-councilman-pushes-for-lead-inspections-of-homes-other-buildings-constructed-before-1978