lead

So far, 74% of Montana schools that submitted samples found at least one faucet or drinking fountain with high lead levels. Many of those schools are still trying to trace the source of the problem and find the money for long-term fixes.

Of the Montana schools that have met the state's program deadline, most show high levels of lead in school drinking water.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday announced that it issued compliance orders to correct violations for water systems on the Blackfeet and...

Anaconda residents are coming to grips with an agreement recently released to the public that will revamp the Superfund cleanup in the area. The public...

KALISPELL, Mont. — Montana schools must test drinking water for lead content following state rule changes related to school health.The Daily Inter Lake…

Montana has joined two dozen states and the District of Columbia in requiring all schools to test drinking water for lead.The rule change, proposed in…

The comment period on a proposal that would require all public schools in Montana to test faucets for lead ends Monday.Right now, the state only requires…

A small Montana school an hour northeast of Billings recently detected lead in a school faucet.The finding comes just before the start of the school year…

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services held a public hearing Thursday in Helena on a new rule that would require all public schools to…