The CDC is blaming the loss of its lead experts because of mass firings from last week across federal health agencies.

The city of Milwaukee Health Department requested the CDC's help March 26 with the investigation of lead exposure in Milwaukee Public Schools, after multiple schools tested positive for hazardous ...

Some children were exposed to lead and investigators found flaking paint inside aging schools. Two federal experts, expected to help guide the response, have lost their jobs.

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) -- The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention denied a request from Milwaukee's public health department for helping to manage lead hazards in Milwaukee ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request from Milwaukee’s public health department for assistance in managing unsafe lead levels in the city’s public schools ...