lead

Families for Lead Freedom Now! and A Tiny Home for Good are collaborating on the two-family home, with a grant secured by Sen. Rachel May.

Common councilors are voting to hire a company called 120Water to take over water sampling programs.

The samples collected from August through October show lead levels under the EPA action level. Flawed test samples collected earlier in the year showed high lead levels, causing some to call for the city to declare a state of emergency.

City leaders say the advocates are using flawed sample results to make their case, while agreeing on the priority of replacing lead service lines.

Find out if your home has lead water lines: OCWA's door tagging campaign underway.

The authority marked the occasion of "National Imagine a Day Without Water" to encourage customers to check the material used for water pipe that enters their house.

Here's what we learned from our conversation with four Central New York community members who are leading the fight against lead poisoning.

His $1.4 billion spending plan focuses on lead paint removal, testing, youth development. and decreasing property taxes.

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…