Alderwoman Coggs introduces file to discuss MPS lead exposure issues

Gov. Evers’ biennial state budget prioritizes clean water, clean energy, and public lands for Wisconsin

Gov. Evers Announces Comprehensive Plan to Ensure Clean Water for Kids and Families in 2025 Year of the Kid

Governor proposes key investments to fight PFAS contamination statewide, remove lead from service lines, homes, and schools

More Milwaukee Schools Getting Tested for High Lead Levels

Four schools in MPS with K4-8 students and older buildings now being tested.

Milwaukee Health Department Conducts Follow-Up Lead Hazard Assessment at MPS’s Golda Meir Lower Campus

Dangerous Levels of Lead Contamination Found At Three MPS Schools

District says it has remediated situation, but its buildings have been source of lead poisoning.

As Previewed in 2025 State of the State Address, Gov. Evers Approves DHS Emergency Rule to Strengthen Standards to Prevent Further Hazardous Lead Exposure to Wisconsin Kids

Rule allows more kids to be eligible for services to help reduce lead exposure

Wisconsin Joins Legal Effort to Preserve Tougher Standards for Lead in Water

Joins 9 states and DC to back new federal rules and push to replace lead pipes.

Attorney General Kaul Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

Superintendent Jill Underly Proposes Lead Water Removal Program For Schools

Milwaukee has already targeting replacing lead service lines serving schools.

Milwaukee Adopts New Policy Requesting More Lead Testing For Children

Officials stress importance of wider testing, stronger enforcement against noncompliant landlords

EPA Strengthens Standards to Protect Children from Exposure to Lead Paint Dust

Baldwin Announces $86 Million for Clean and Safe Drinking Water in Wisconsin Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

DHS Encourages Wisconsinites to Take Action to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning

October 20-26 marks National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

DNR Says Wisconsin Could Meet New Rule To Replace All Lead Pipes in 10 Years

But new rule, touted by President Biden in visit Tuesday, will require Milwaukee receive substantially more funding.

Biden Announces New Funds, Deadline For Lead Pipe Replacement

City praised for its effort, but now faces a 2037 deadline, with more aid promised.

Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces Funding to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

EPA announces new final regulations and $2.6 Billion under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

Ahead of Biden Visit, Council, DPW Officials Question Efficacy of Replacing Lead Pipes

Data suggests that tackling paint, not water, might reduce lead poisoning faster.

Baldwin Delivers Nearly $13 Million for Milwaukee and Kenosha to Remove Dangerous Lead Paint

Baldwin Delivers $850,000 to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Throughout Wisconsin

Baldwin-backed federal funding will help test, remediate, and reduce lead exposure and minimize health impacts

Baldwin Delivers Over $83 Million to Replace Lead Pipes, Expand Access to Safe Drinking Water

Federal investment comes from Baldwin-backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Milwaukee Designation as Workforce Hub

Biden Announces Milwaukee As New “Workforce Hub” For Lead Pipe Removal

Contractor capacity has long been issue limiting ability to remove lead pipes.

Senator Baldwin Delivers Nearly $2 Million to Keep Wausau Families Safe from Lead Contamination

Funding from Baldwin-supported bipartisan bill will help identify and get rid of lead-based paint

IRS Rules that Homeowners Won’t Have to Pay Additional Taxes for Subsidized Replacement of Lead Pipes

Milwaukee Makes It Far Easier To Replace Your Lead Service Line

Opt-in program part of citywide plan to replace all lead service lines in 20 years.

Congresswoman Gwen Moore Praises Biden Administration Effort to Remove Lead Pipes in 10 Years

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed an updated lead and copper rule that will support the removal of America’s lead pipes in ten years. The rule would also impose stricter standards on utilities, lower the level at which water utilities must take certain actions to address lead in water, require utilities to develop and maintain accurate inventories of where lead pipes are located, and require more robust water testing efforts and communication with consumers connected to a lead service line.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Partnership with 10 Wisconsin Communities to Accelerate Lead Service Line Replacement as Part of Investing in America Agenda

New partnership will help communities access funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lead service line removal and replacement

Evers, DNR Announce $402 Million Funding to Improve Local Drinking Water

Funding from Safe Drinking Water Loan Program will address PFAS, lead and nitrates.

How EPA’s Proposed Lead Dust Rules Would Impact Wisconsin

Biden administration seeks to lower threshold of lead considered hazardous in buildings.