PennEnvironment says school districts skip lead testing, don’t test all of their outlets and, in some cases, fail to report test results. File photo: Water fountains at a Philadelphia charter school ...

Researchers at Northwestern University hope to recruit 116 households in Greater Englewood, a community "overburdened with ...

A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results. It's the latest in a ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – A 28-year-old Syracuse employee and a summer intern were up against a new deadline. They needed to collect at least 100 drinking water samples at residential properties for the city’s ...

The city of Syracuse on Tuesday fired itself from testing for lead in residential drinking water and hired a third-party company to do the next round of tests. Councilors approved a request from Mayor ...

There's federal money for local schools to test their water for lead, which can be dangerous for kids. Many school systems opt not to test their faucets, even if it's free. The U.S. Environmental ...

This district is “providing bottled water to students in those places where a lot of taps are not usable for drinking,” an ...

Every school district in New York is required to test water fixtures in its schools for lead, a neurotoxin that is especially dangerous for children. For this most recent round of tests, conducted ...

The clip shows someone sobbing as they use lead test swabs to wipe old mugs. The swab tips turn reddish-orange, suggesting they are positive for lead. Before you rush to order a lead home-testing kit, ...