Courtesy of Amber DeLoney-StewartAfter toddler's medical checkup uncovered dangerous lead levels, mother struggled to navigate home inspections, health risks — and then made a hard choice
Courtesy of Amber DeLoney-StewartAfter toddler's medical checkup uncovered dangerous lead levels, mother struggled to navigate home inspections, health risks — and then made a hard choice

The loss of funding ‘would have significant consequences’ in NJ

Lead poisoning disproportionately affects Black communities
(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)Sen. Vin Gopal is leading a push for an extra $10M annually, ‘a drop in the bucket’
(Ted Goldberg/NJ Spotlight News)Objects that look like rocks have tested positive for lead
(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)Lower testing threshold means more kids need services

Gov. Murphy signs three-bill package

The percentage of children found to have elevated blood levels jumped 29%

Despite Newark’s progress in reducing the number of children with elevated blood lead levels, kids in the city are twice as likely to have lead ...

Advocates are offering an action plan to protect New Jersey's children, especially those in low-income communities, from the dangerous hazards of lead poisoning and exposure.


Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman is launching new legislation that would require kids to be tested for lead poisoning before they enter elementary school.

The Bridgegate defendant who sent the "time for traffic troubles" email testifies Christie was aware it was being called a political revenge scheme. She told ...

The Senate and Assembly approved putting $10 million in the state’s Lead Hazard Control Fund for the next budget. Now they need Gov. Christie to ...

High stakes poker. Pending an infusion of tax revenue, Atlantic city's mayor says he'll shut down non-essential government services, even as he fights a state ...

The percentage of children testing with high levels of lead is equal to or higher than what is being reported in Flint, Michigan.

Gov. Christie declares his back-of-the-pack shellacking in the Iowa caucus precisely what he expected and he's back in the state that may be his last ...

What's the plan for our water supply? Clear-cutting forests to go green? Airborne lead in Sandy's wake showing up in residents' blood. Under one roof ...

Demolition after Hurricane Sandy struck caused a lot of lead paint to be released into the air and now doctors are finding people have high ...