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13 Investigates: Tests show lead in water samples in Montgomery Co.

  • Feb 19, 2025
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Baby food labels to reveal levels of lead for first time

  • Jan 6, 2025

The City of Houston wants to know if you have lead pipes in your home

  • Oct 15, 2024

Lead, arsenic, other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation

  • Sep 12, 2024

Elevated lead levels found in cinnamon products, report finds

  • Sep 12, 2024

Ground cinnamon brand potentially contaminated with lead: FDA

  • Jul 29, 2024

New bill aims to limit harmful heavy metals found in baby food

  • May 9, 2024

Stanley cup maker sued over lead disclosure

  • Feb 21, 2024

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More than 429K customers to receive notice from the city to check for possible lead pipes in homes

  • Oct 15, 2024
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Galveston shelter's leaders no longer working amid investigations

  • Apr 19, 2023
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Elevated levels of lead found in water samples in NW Harris Co.

  • Dec 1, 2022
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Lead found in a water tap at 84% of HISD schools tested, data shows

  • Oct 26, 2022
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Lead exposure concerns organizations informing residents

  • Oct 21, 2021
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UHD inaugurates all-female student government leadership team

  • Jul 21, 2021
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Harris Co. introduces new Public Health Director

  • Mar 10, 2021
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Study: Lead detected in baby food samples

  • Sep 14, 2017

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Stanley and other drink cups contain lead. Should you be worried?

It's true: There is some lead sealed within the base of some brands of travel drinking cups - including the wildly popular brand Stanley.

  • Feb 1, 2024

Lead levels in recalled cinnamon applesauce more than 2,000 times higher than proposed standards

The FDA is still looking into whether this cinnamon may have been used in other products that have come into the US, and increased screening of some imported cinnamon products remains in place.

  • Dec 19, 2023

At least 40 HISD schools found to have concerning amount of lead in water sources, new report says

ABC13's partners at the Houston Chronicle analyzed 123 schools that returned readings in the last year, including one campus with a water fountain that was 57 times above the safety threshold.

  • Oct 31, 2023

Our America: Trouble On Tap | America's Lead Problem | Full Episode

About 20 to 30 million people get water from lead pipes in this country. Research shows even low levels of exposure can permanently alter brain development. We explore the crisis of safe drinking water in the U.S. and the solutions that are often tied up in bureaucratic red tape.

  • Oct 12, 2023

Galveston Children's Center leadership is out amid forced closure and health investigations

The charity's leadership said it was unaware of the filthy living conditions, suggested being praised for the work the center does, and said the county should have given them time to fix any issues.

  • Apr 19, 2023