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Syracuse-area health, safety, and parent advocates want the state DOT to ensure those living and attending school near the I-81 viaduct are properly protected from lead dust exposure when the bridge is torn down. They gathered in front of Martin Luther King school Wednesday, which lies in the shadow of the highway.

A new lead paint ordinance is now on the books in Syracuse after common councilors Monday gave it their unanimous support. Councilor Joe Driscoll has made…

Onondaga County is getting more aggressive in trying to tackle the stubborn lead paint problem in the area’s older housing stock. County Executive Ryan…

The Central New York Community Foundation will be investing more than $2 million to help combat childhood lead poisoning in Syracuse. More than 11 percent…

Green Party Candidate for Governor Howie Hawkins says Syracuse is poisoning its children, and he has a plan to stop it. A 2016 study by The Journal of…

Researchers at Syracuse University are halfway to their goal of testing 300 local kids to examine their LEAD levels. Most of us think lead testing in kids…

Hundreds of new fire hydrants waiting to be installed by Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse might have to be scrapped next month, unless the EPA…