The new rules consider any detectable level of lead dust in a building a “lead hazard,” requiring property owners to pay for cleanup. By Hiroko Tabuchi The Biden administration said Thursday that it ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized tighter standards for removing lead paint dust in older homes and child care centers to prevent long-term health effects from exposure to lead ...

As of April 22, a lead paint regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires that anyone who is paid to renovate a home that was built before 1978 be trained and/or certified to follow ...

Connecticut plans to spend $20 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds on a limited-time state program to help homeowners remove lead paint hazards from older houses. Public Health ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - The City of Dubuque has received a nearly $5.2 million grant from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department to help homeowners remedy safety risks, including toxic lead ...

Syracuse, NY — A $265,000 renovation has taken a century-old Syracuse house down to its studs in an effort that shows the extreme measures needed to completely remove lead paint. The 2,100-square-foot ...

JCP Construction completed lead paint remediation in over 40 Milwaukee Public Schools before the new year, ensuring safer ...

Lead-based paint is one of the leading causes of lead exposure among children. (AP Photo) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us ...

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The MTA says Bushwick residents need not worry about donning masks while crews strip toxic lead paint from the elevated tracks at Myrtle Avenue. But some commuters through the century-old structure ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Federal funding announced by New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as NY-26 Congressman Tim Kennedy, will help remove dangerous lead paint from more ...