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Tag: lead

A box checked for a lead test on a medical form next to a test tube with blood sample.
Posted inGuides

GUIDE: How Michigan’s new universal lead testing law affects your child

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 20, 2025May 21, 2025

Michigan’s new rules require doctors to test all children for lead exposure at key ages.

Drinking fountain in a school hallway.
Posted inVoices

VOICES: Michigan is the first state to require water filters in schools. Let’s make sure it’s done right.

Avatar photo by Elin Betanzo May 16, 2025May 16, 2025
Peeling lead paint
Posted inNews

Detroit softens lead inspection rules in new rental program: Expert says it’s ‘unconscionable’ move

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares March 27, 2025March 27, 2025
Posted inNews

GOP fights federal lead mandate as new Michigan rules expose more communities at risk

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak February 13, 2025March 17, 2025
Posted inNews

What we’re reading: Michigan’s landfills lead on methane 

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak July 31, 2024
Detroit riverfront
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What we’re reading: The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy scandal, plus a solar future in flux

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak July 25, 2024
Posted inNews

What we’re reading: Bacteria closes Belle Isle Beach, plus even more Detroit Riverfront Conservancy shakeups

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak July 18, 2024July 23, 2024
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What we’re reading: Mosquito season, electric vehicles and PFAS in water

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 16, 2024May 16, 2024
Posted inNews

What we’re reading: Clark Park revival, water bill help, and fixing Michigan’s lead pipes

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 9, 2024May 16, 2024
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Proposed legislation could help detect lead exposure sooner in Michigan children

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt January 29, 2024January 29, 2024

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