News

• The LARC Foundation Hosts Free Webinar – Don’t Be Mis-Lead – Pathways to Lead: Protect Your Children, Family and Community on October 30, 2025
• Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead 
• Chicago has a lead pipe problem.
• Pediatric blood level testing among new public health laws, rules
• EPA watchdog: Underserving Florida getting millions for lead pipe replacement while Illinois, other states have bigger needs
• EPA Imposes Stricter Standards to Protect Kids From Lead Paint Exposure
• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $116M in Funding to New York to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes
• Biden EPA requires Chicago to dramatically speed up replacement of toxic lead pipes
• Illinois expands lead exposure risk areas, adds 148 new ZIP codes 
• Getting the Lead Out: A Career-Long Perspective onLeaded Gasoline, Dust, Soil, and Proactive Pediatric Exposure Prevention