A study conducted between 2018 and 2020 found that more than half of children under the age of 6 in the United States had detectable lead in their blood.
Flint is getting $2.3M in federal funding to help in the removal of lead-based paint in homes around Flint.
It's not just the paint that they'll be focused on either. The money will also be used to target water lines in homes that have trace amounts of lead...
New testing shows that lead levels in Flint water are the lowest they've been since the beginning of the water crisis. Thank god.
Looks like we're finally getting some positive results, as Mlive.com reported:
Lead and Copper Rule testing by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality from July through December produced the 4 ppb mark, down from 6 ppb in the first half of 2018...