Lead poisoning

We're finally digging up the lead pipes, but 145 years ago this week, Michigan State Professor Robert Kedzie warned the Michigan Board of Health about the dangers of lead poisoning from consumer products.

How the recent SCOTUS decision might impact Michigan LGBTQ+ protections, a look into current dementia research, the story of a man who warned about leads threat to health more than a century ago, and an update on the Diatribe affordable housing project in Grand Rapids.

Two bills in the Michigan Legislature could help reduce lead exposure and ensure kids are tested for lead.

On today's show, Zoe Clark gave an election day rundown and we heard about an interactive ballot. Plus, we discussed lead paint in homes and Henry Ford's political history,

Judge Elizabeth Kelly dismissed criminal charges against former government officials on Tuesday, citing a June Michigan State Supreme Court ruling.

Benton Harbor residents have no clear answers on whether their tap water is safe to drink. Stateside gets an update from Michigan Radio's newsroom.

A newly formed group to reduce the amount of lead in drinking water held its first meeting today on Tuesday. The seven-member “Corrosion Control Advisory Panel” is part of a broader effort by the state to address aging lead service lines.

Overall, the percentage of Michigan children with elevated blood lead levels has been falling for more than two decades, from nearly a third of children tested in 2000 to just 2.5 percent of children tested in 2020.

Grand Rapids and Kent County have formed a new Lead Action Team. The team will help track and respond to cases of elevated lead levels in kids.About 1 in…

A new package of bills in Lansing could dramatically change how the state handles the problem of lead-based paint.Lead based paint was banned in 1978, but…