Dec 19, 2016 ... A Reuters analysis of blood lead-test results across the U.S. finds thousands of  communities with poisoning rates above those seen in Flint, Michigan. ... In some  pockets of Baltimore, Cleveland and Philadelphia, where lead poisoning has  spanned generations, the rate of elevated tests over the last decade ...
Mar 8, 2016 ... CLEVELAND -- With the primary in Ohio now just a week away, lead has become  a hot topic. The candidates are not just talking about the problems in Flint or even  Sebring, either. On Sunday night, Cleveland came up. “We have a higher rate of  tested lead in people in Cleveland than in Flint,” said Hillary ...
Feb 4, 2016 ... CLEVELAND, Ohio - Lead poisoning in Flint's children, caused by exposure to  tainted river water, has sparked national outrage. But for years in Cleveland, far  more children have been poisoned by the toxin: 2 1/2 times the percentage of  kids tested here are poisoned than were in Flint at the height of the ...
Mar 7, 2016 ... "We have a lot of communities right now in our country where the levels of toxins  in the water, including lead, are way above what anybody should tolerate," she  said. "We have a higher rate of tested lead in people in Cleveland than in Flint.  So I'm not satisfied with just doing everything we must do for Flint, ...
Mar 3, 2016 ... CLEVELAND — One hundred fifty miles northwest of here, the residents of Flint,  Mich., are still reeling from the drinking water debacle that more than .... The  C.D.C. has cut state grants for lead poisoning prevention by more than half since  2009, and the share of children younger than 6 who are tested has ...
We have a higher rate of tested lead in people in Cleveland than in Flint.