Lead

New York could soon have among the nation’s lowest levels of lead allowed in school drinking water. That means many schools on Long Island will soon have…

Long Island should reduce the amount of lead that is allowed in school sinks and water fountains, according to a report from environmentalists last month.…

A new law, years in the making, mandates that all public schools in New York State test for lead in their drinking water.Lead is a neurotoxin that has…

Environmentalists are pushing a bill in the New York Legislature that would mandate that schools test for lead in drinking water. But schools are pushing…

Schools across the tri-state region have been rushing to test their faucets and fountains since the revelation in March that lead contamination of…

Six school districts on Long Island have found elevated levels of lead in their drinking water recently, making the poisonous metal much more present than…

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut said he’ll propose a bill that would pay to remove lead from homes and businesses.Murphy says a tax credit would…