Meeting Held After Study Links San Jose's Reid-Hillview Airport To Lead In ChildrenA community meeting was held Wednesday night for an East San Jose neighborhood concerned about the impact the Reid-Hillview Airport may be having on kids.
School Officials, Neighbors Demand San Jose's Reid Hillview Airport Be Shut Down There are 21 schools and childcare centers within a one-and-a-half-mile radius of Reid Hillview
Airport and for decades planes have taken off and landed just past the field and jungle gym at Meyer Elementary.
AG Xavier Becerra Sues Seafood Companies Over Alleged Lead, CadmiumCalifornia Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued five seafood companies on Tuesday, alleging they have sold fish that contains lead and cadmium in the state without legally required warnings.
Feces And Lead Detected In Counterfeit Cosmetics Seized In Los AngelesLos Angeles police say counterfeit cosmetics seized from downtown vendors tested positive for bacteria, lead and traces of animal feces.
Cold War-Era Site Shuts Down Over Lead And Asbestos ConcernsLead and asbestos were found at the cube atop Mount Umunhum.
High Lead Levels Found In Water Fountains At Berkeley SchoolsSix schools in Berkeley have shut off their water after test results found excessive lead contamination, according to school officials.
EBMUD Testing Water At Oakland Unified Schools For LeadEast Bay Municipal Utility District officials on Thursday will begin lead testing of tap water at all schools within the Oakland Unified School District.
High Lead Levels Found In Drinking Water At Three San Francisco SchoolsWater taps at three San Francisco schools have been turned off after samples were found to contain lead levels above federal safety standards
Unsafe Levels Of Lead Found At Oakland's McClymonds High SchoolOakland Unified School District officials said Wednesday that unsafe levels of lead have been found at a water fountain and kitchen faucets at McClymonds High School in West Oakland but they're making progress in fixing the problem.
Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium Found In Popular Pet FoodsLab tests commissioned by the Clean Label Project are shedding light on what they say are high levels of contaminants lurking in pet foods.
Official Blames Lead Levels In Oakland's Fruitvale On Paint
Lead Tests On 500 Oakland Children Show Higher Contamination Rate Than Kids In Flint, MIWhen 500 children were tested in Oakland's Fruitvale District, 7.5% of them tested with higher blood lead levels than kids in Flint, MI.
Dangerous Levels Of Lead, Cadmium In Popular Chocolate Brands, Watchdog Group AllegesAs parents get ready to fill their children’s Easter baskets, a Bay Area group is raising questions about the levels of dangerous heavy metals in some popular name brand chocolates.
Healdsburg School Using Bottled Water For Remainder Of Year After Lead ScareIt will be bottled water for the remainder of the school year at Healdsburg elementary after a lead scare they have only just learned was a false alarm.