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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Pittsburgh on Friday to tout federal infrastructure funds that will be used to remove and replace lead pipes that carry drinking water to millions of American households. Ms. Harris will be accompanied by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge and Environmental Protection Agency...Read More

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Under a new threshold, the number of Pa. children with high lead levels is expected to almost double. After a fire at his home in Knoxville in July 2020, Roy Blankenship noticed a crocodile pattern in chipped and cracked paint on the walls. Mr. Blankenship, 46, was working for Pittsburgh Hilltop Alliance...Read More

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – One in five American children has a learning or attention disability. And the rising autism rate, which has nearly tripled since 2000, affects one in 54 children. In Pennsylvania, over 120,000 children were identified with a specific learning disability in 2019; thousands more have ADHD. Exposure to toxic chemicals is the cause...Read More

WESA – Pittsburgh City Council passed legislation that would require properties built before 1978 to be tested for lead. If lead is found, the owner must have the issue professionally remedied, and the city will test to ensure that lead is no longer found. The bill focuses especially on paint, soil and water. It also...Read More

Tribune-Review – Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday adopted a lead safety ordinance that aims to prevent potential lead exposure for city residents, and children in particular. The ordinance is one step in a larger effort to reduce the number of lead poisoning cases in Pittsburgh, said Councilwoman Erika Strassburger, who introduced the legislation in October. From 2015...Read More

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – About a month after introducing legislation aimed at reducing and mitigating lead exposure for Pittsburgh residents, particularly young children, City Council is set to consider the bill Tuesday. The legislation, formally known as the “Pittsburgh Lead Safety Law,” is a multi-pronged approach to prevent lead poisoning, including inspections for residential buildings and...Read More