Lead

The state adopted an emergency rule last month to lower the threshold for when public health agencies have to address elevated blood lead levels in children — and will consider making the change permanent.

The case involves damage claims on behalf of four children exposed to Flint’s lead tainted tap water. They’re suing two engineering firms hired as consultants on Flint’s water system. The companies deny responsibility.

Since elevated levels of lead were discovered in Benton Harbor’s tap water, the city has inspected or replaced roughly one in five water service lines. The goal is to complete the work by Spring 2023.

For five months, state health officials have told Benton Harbor residents not to drink their tap water. But now that safety message is shifting.

The civil trial concerns damage claims by four children exposed to Flint’s tainted drinking water. Former Gov. Rick Snyder has been subpoenaed as a potential witness.

In the 1930s and 40s, the Beck’s Lake area on South Bend’s west side was used as an industrial dumping ground.

A bill that could reduce the number of dams that fall under the state’s jurisdiction passed the House on Tuesday. And the Senate passed a bill to offer lead testing for all Indiana children under 6 through their doctor.

Getting your child screened for lead could be as easy as taking them to the doctor if a state House bill becomes law. It’s something public health advocates have been pushing for for years.

The Environmental Protection Agency said — once the cleanup at the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago is done — the public and the environment will…

Residents in Benton Harbor have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the city and state of “reckless and outrageous” conduct in their handling of the water…