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Walker Signs Bill to Cover Lead Pipe Replacement

Will Help Replace Portions of Lead Pipe
The Associated Press,

MADISON, Wis.-Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill designed to help Wisconsin homeowners cover the cost of replacing lead pipes. The measure would allow public water utilities and local governments to provide grants, loans or both to property owners to help them replace portions of lead water pipes running from houses to the street. The governor signed the bill Wednesday…
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Majority of Superior Shipyard Workers Test Positive for Lead

Investigation began last Spring
Natalie Froistad,

SUPERIOR, Wis. – Health officials say the majority of more than 200 workers tested for lead exposure at a Superior shipyard had elevated levels of lead in their blood. Wisconsin and Minnesota health departments began a joint investigation last spring after workers at Fraser Shipyards were exposed to lead while retrofitting the Herbert C. Jackson originally built in 1959. Wisconsin…