Lead Crisis in Flint, Michigan Unaided by Congress
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The New York Times reports that residents of Flint, Michigan who have been suffering from severe lead poisoning are still going without financial assistance.
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Pediatric Experts State More Needs to Be Done to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recently discussed the dangerous risks children are facing with lead exposure, and said "lead rules provide only an illusion of safety."
Read MoreIs Sherwin Williams Producing Lead-Based Paint?
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We tried to obtain damages for kids and Ohio for all of the lead paint sold here in Ohio. These companies hired lobby folks in Columbus to pass a law that prevented them from being sued.
Read MoreLead Poisoning Causes President Obama to Declare State of Emergency
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Often ignored and undiagnosed, lead poisoning is now receiving national attention due to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Read MoreCincinnati Seeks to Enforce Stricter Penalties for Landlords
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Thousands in Cincinnati are filing complaints against unsafe and unhealthy living conditions.
Read MoreCleveland Leaders Failed to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning
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As reported in ground-breaking articles by the Plain Dealer, 10,000 children, most of them in Cleveland, have been lead poisoned over the last five years.
Read MoreHUD funding granted for lead hazards in Akron and Cleveland
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The Plain Dealer recently reported on HUD grants totaling $6.6 million that will be used to assess and clean 470 housing units located in Cleveland and Akron.
Read MoreNew Orleans Children Suffer from Lead Poisoning
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Children In New Orleans suffer from five times the federal guidelines for lead in their blood.
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Lead poisoning exposure early in life increases risk for criminal activity
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Recent studies show that children who suffer from lead poisoning may also be more likely to engage in criminal activity as adults.
Read MoreUsing old toys may cause risk of lead poisoning exposure
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Young children are at the highest risk for lead poisoning, but linking vintage toys to this threat is a new one.
“High levels of lead in used toys may be of concern to many parents as day cares and other centers may be using vintage toys.”
A study found lead, cadmium and even arsenic in an alarmingly high number of plastic toys made in the 1970s and 1980s.
One in four toys contained more than 10 times current safety limits for lead; a third of non-vinyl toys violated standards for both lead and cadmium; and a fifth contained arsenic.
Researchers from St. Ambrose University conducted this study and noted, "The developing brains and bodies of infants and young children are especially vulnerable to toxic exposures because they absorb and retain lead more efficiently than adults."
While many may find it to be cost effective and even beneficial to use old toys passed down through the generations, doing this can potentially increase your child’s risk of lead poisoning.
Lead poisoning poses the greatest threat to children
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At least four million households have children that are being exposed to high levels of lead,
Read MoreLead Poisoning Victory for Us and Poisoned Children
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Our firm recently won a big appeal at the Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals. We had attempted to secure vital information under the Ohio Public Records Act concerning the work being done (or not done) by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health in the area of lead poisoning prevention. The Board of Health had refused to release ANY records concerning their duties - claiming that they were protected by Ohio law from disclosing their work. The Court of Appeals disagreed - and stated, in part: "In this case, the BOH is currently operating a lead hazard control and health homes program under a $3.4 million federal grant and 'endeavors to pursue elimination of lead hazards each year.' Affidavit of BOH Commissioner Terry Allan, ¶ 16. Release of the requested information could likewise help to hold the BOH accountable for its duty and promise to reduce lead-related hazards in Ohio’s largest county and reveal its successes or failures in doing so, also without requiring the release of prohibited information."
In short, the opinion stated that we (the persons requesting the records) serve a vital public purpose by holding public entities "accountable" for the public duties imposed upon them. Hopefully, we will get the records soon and we (and you) will know what they have been doing with the public money designed for lead poisoning prevention.
Stay tuned.
