Lead poisoning occurs when children lick, swallow or breathe in dust from lead paint. Most homes built before 1978 have old lead paint, often under newer paint. If paint peels, cracks, or is worn down ...

Kevin Johnson owns an ACE Hardware franchise. Since the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) recent announcement about new risks of lead paint in homes, he's seen plenty of concerned parents checking ...

Chips from an I-95 overpass in Baltimore County, as well as the Orleans Street Viaduct in the city, test positive for lead, says Blue Water Baltimore; Meanwhile the state says it won’t test ...

When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was built before 1980, though, it's possible that you have dangerous materials in place that were used as part of home construction ...

Paint chips that have been falling from the 28th Street Bridge in Baltimore onto Falls Road and into the Jones Falls stream ...