Early testing is a key component to preventing lead poisoning in children, according to health officials. Testing events will be held at daycares, schools, libraries, places of worship and community organizations on the South Side over the next two years.

“We’re finally addressing an issue that should have been addressed a long time ago,” President Joe Biden said in announcing a new EPA rule that speeds up the deadline for lead service line replacement.

Michigan Gov. Rick Synder is facing calls to resign over his administration's bungled handling of the contaminated water crisis in Flint. A former high-ranking official at the Environmental Protection Agency tells us what she thinks went wrong.