White House Proposes Potentially Backbreaking Cuts for Lead Programs
The priorities reflected in the early May budget proposal show a misunderstanding about federal lead programs.
Author: Tom Neltner
Tom Neltner is national director for Unleaded Kids. He is a chemical engineer and attorney dedicated to chemical safety issues. He is using his quarter century of experience in government, industry, academia, and non-profit advocacy to protect kids from harmful exposure to lead.
Lead in Baby Food: Transparency Update on 39 Baby Food Brands
20 of 39 baby food brands selling products in California are making arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury test results publicly available.
Lead-Based Paint: Updating Risk Assessments for Dust-Lead Under EPA’s 2024 Rule
Navigating and communicating the changes can be difficult. Here are some tips.
Lead in Food: New Study Shows High Lead Levels in Prenatal Vitamins
This research will aid states like California to lead the way on increasing consumer transparency and incentivizing companies to compete for better products.
Societal Benefits of Reducing Lead: Preventing ADHD Cases in Children
EPA’s and Unleaded Kids’ tools can help communities project cost savings associated with the neurodevelopment disorder and lead exposure.
Societal Benefits of Reducing Lead: Estimating Value of Fewer Premature CVD-Related Deaths
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., so even a small reduction in the risk can yield significant benefits for society.
Unleaded Kids Asks Feds to Push Harder for Tighter Int’l Lead Standards for Spices
Codex sets weak international standards so at least 95% of ingredients will pass.
Societal Benefits of Reducing Lead: Calculating IQ-Related Increased Lifetime Earnings
Spotting the loss of an IQ point in a child is not possible. However, powerful statistical tools enable us to “see” the loss in terms of public health and societal impacts.
Societal Benefits of Reducing Lead: EPA’s All Ages Lead Model Empowers States, Others to Make Decisions
Latest version of EPA tool empowers states and others to make decisions by distilling complicated factors into streamlined blood lead level data
Lead in Baby Food: FDA Sets Action Levels, But Loopholes Limit Impact
Recommendations do not jibe with spirit of Closer to Zero Initiative.