Lead

Updated Dec. 9, 2016 with the results of the most recent tests — St. Louis Public Schools officials are still working on replacing water pipes, fountains…

University City School District spokeswoman Pat Washington said Wednesday that after testing every drinking source in every district building, two water…

When preliminary tests by St. Louis Public Schools found that dozens of faucets and water fountains contained traces of lead, the district shut them off…

Updated after board meeting with test results — St. Louis Public Schools has found elevated lead levels in 88 district water fountains and sinks, with…

Four employees who work in a Veterans Affairs records office in north St. Louis have tested positive for higher than average levels of lead in their…

The lead contamination water crisis in Flint, which has captivated American attention since early this year, has a lot of people asking: Could this happen…

Inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are in St. Louis for the next few months, making sure that contractors are following federal lead…

St. Louis and St. Louis County will be able to increase efforts to reduce the number of children in the region exposed to lead, thanks to grants donated…

A lead mining company is heading to trial next month, but this week, they’re hoping to hedge their bet.The Missouri legislature passed a bill earlier this…

The city of Joplin, Mo. is getting an additional boost in an effort to clean up soil contaminated by lead and cadmium that was blown around by the fatal…