LEAD

Oct. 20-26 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The EPA encourages parents to get their children tested for lead — which is generally recommended between the ages of 1 and 2.

Lead paint from homes built before 1980 is one of the most common sources of lead exposure for kids.

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to significantly lower the amount of dust from lead paint in homes and child care centers across the U.S.

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.

Lead levels in soil samples near the High Street burn on Nov. 5 don’t exceed the Indiana Department of Environmental Managements limits, according to a release from the City of Bloomington.

The highest inflation in 30 years is hitting consumers in the pocket books, more on rising prices and the reasons behind it. Bloomington continues to clean up areas affected by a controlled burn. And a new method for prioritizing sidewalk construction.

As of Tuesday, 59 homes in the area affected by a controlled burn earlier this month on South High Street have been remediated, Bloomington Fire Chief Jason Moore said.

The aftermath of lead-tainted paint flakes and ash after a controlled burn. Using the religious exemption to avoid getting the COVID vaccine. And U.S. senator Mike Braun faces allegations of violating election laws.

Indiana is considering lowering its threshold for when public health agencies address elevated blood lead levels in children — based on a nearly decade-old recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cleaning up the lead-tainted fallout from last Friday’s controlled burn by the Bloomington Fire Department could cost the city more than $100,000.