Q How do I remove paint from a back door? It's latex over old paint, probably lead paint. A Paint applied before 1978 is lead paint and you'll need to take special precautions. Remove the door from ...

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 ...

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week highlights how parents, caregivers, and communities can lower children’s exposure to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...