Thousands of families in Louisville are intimately familiar with the devastating reality of childhood lead exposure, but thousands more may be completely unaware that a dangerous neurotoxin is ...

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You may keep your house in great shape, and you've probably repainted with latex paint at some point. But if your home is pre-1978, you might want to dig a little deeper to keep your family safe. That ...

When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was built before 1980, though, it's possible that you have dangerous materials in place that were used as part of home construction ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Lead is a potent neurotoxin that causes severe health effects such as ...

Question: My friend and I want to spruce up her sunroom. She suspected the paint on the wood trim was lead-based, which made us nervous about all the sanding we'd have to do. We got a lead-paint test ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA) is getting more money to make public housing safer for residents, according to a news release. The agency was awarded $1,553,600 through ...