/tags/lead-poisoning lead poisoning en-US Copyright Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:56:52 GMT /environment/2024-02-15/lead-pipe-mandate-could-cost-nc-utility-customers The Biden administration’s effort to remove an estimated 9.2 million lead pipes from the nation’s public and private water systems has begun. The first step in that process is a mandated service line inventory due later this year. But for local governments across North Carolina, it’s unclear where the money to cover the full cost of the inventory will come from. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:56:52 GMT /environment/2024-02-15/lead-pipe-mandate-could-cost-nc-utility-customers Cory Vaillancourt /health/2024-02-01/wanabana-lead-hickory-family-lawsuit-contamination Two more North Carolina parents are suing the food distributor WanaBana, saying their children suffered lead poisoning from the company's fruit puree products. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:19:56 GMT /health/2024-02-01/wanabana-lead-hickory-family-lawsuit-contamination Will Michaels /health/2018-03-14/researchers-to-study-lead-prevalence-in-private-wells Researchers from UNC Chapel Hill and the nonprofit RTI international want to study the prevalence of lead in private wells in Wake County.Lead poisoning… Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:51:41 GMT /health/2018-03-14/researchers-to-study-lead-prevalence-in-private-wells Rebecca Martinez