CDC Can’t Help Fix Milwaukee Schools Lead Poisoning Problem After Cuts

The Trump administration’s cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, have gutted vital health programs in recent months. And the public is slowly learning about the ramifications of these moves that will make Americans sicker and less able to respond to threats to public health. One of the latest casualties has been the CDC’s lead poisoning response team at the National Center for Environmental Health, which can no longer help schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with their lead problem, according to a report from CBS News. Seven buildings in the Milwaukee Public School system have been found this year to have concerning levels of lead, according to the Milwaukee Health Department, from both lead paint that’s deteriorating and lead pipes for drinking water. CBS News obtained an email sent to city officials in Milwaukee earlier this month to notify them CDC wouldn’t be able to help. “I si ... Read full article.