Lead poisoning remains one of the worst public health crises in Cleveland. Kids are are exposed to the toxin at rates about four times higher than the national average putting their futures at risk.
Young children often are exposed lead in their homes by inhaling tiny dust particles or ingesting paint chips. The results can cause irreversible brain damage and developmental delays.
Signal has covered Cleveland’s efforts to tackle this issue and will continue to do so. Find our most recent stories below.
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‘Getting in their own way’: What Cleveland lead advocates want to see change after city lost lead grant
Cleveland’s effort to fight childhood lead poisoning is falling short, local lead safe advocates say. Here’s why and what they want to change.
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‘Too much red tape’: Mayor Justin Bibb talks loss of lead paint grant, streamlining city business in budget presentation
Bibb touched on home repairs and modernizing City Hall in the first budget hearings of his second term.
Cleveland landlords who have ‘done the right thing’ would face fewer rules under potential city lead law updates
Six years after the law passed, Cleveland still needs tens of thousands of properties to get registered as lead safe.
Preventing lead poisoning
Are you worried about lead paint where you live? Here’s a guide to getting your Cleveland home tested
Tenants, homeowners and people with children have different resources available to get their homes tested for lead.
Gardening in Cleveland? Here’s how to test your soil for lead
Officials recommend testing garden soil for lead in Cuyahoga County because of the area’s industrial history.
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Cleveland loses $3.3 million in lead paint grant money after spending it too slowly
The city was able to use $1.6 million of the full $4.9 million grant from the Ohio Department of Development’s Lead Safe Ohio program.
For years, landlords could get paid to comply with Cleveland’s lead safe law. That will soon end
The Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition said that public funds to pay for the program have run out.
How one new Cleveland program is providing emergency housing for families displaced by lead hazards
How an emergency housing program can assist families dealing with lead hazards, which can poison young children.
For years, Cleveland’s been fighting to reduce childhood lead poisoning. New testing numbers offer hope
New numbers show falling childhood lead poisoning numbers in Cleveland.
Ohio’s new budget cuts funding for lead safe projects. Here’s what it means for Cleveland
Cleveland used state funding to raise awareness about the dangers of lead and test more children for lead poisoning.
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