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EPA Proposes Tougher Lead Paint Abatement Standards
Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 buildings and child care facilities to better protect children and communities from the harmful effects of exposure to dust generated from lead paint. If finalized, the new rule is estimated to reduce the annual lead exposures of ...
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New York Attorney General Wins $5+ Million Lawsuit against Landlord for Lead Safety Violations
Last month, the New York State Attorney General’s Office announced winning over $5 million in a lawsuit against a Buffalo-area landlord for alleged violations of lead safety laws that resulted in over two dozen reported cases of childhood lead poisoning. “While no amount of money can reverse the damage he’s wrought, today’s landmark decision will fund invaluable lead ...
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EPA Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is Oct. 25-31 - Learn How to Protect Your Home and Family
Lead poisoning is the number one environmental health threat in the U.S. for children ages 6 and younger. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared Oct. 25-31 Lead Poisoning Prevention Week to make families more aware of the hazards of lead and lead-based paint in the home and in childcare facilities. This year’s theme, “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy Future,” will ...
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Titan environmental services to pay $10,878 for violations of residential lead-based paint hazard reduction act
Titan Environmental Services, Inc., of Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to pay a $10,878 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of violations of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, including failures to provide required hands-on training to contractors and other renovation professionals who enrolled in some of its training courses. As part of its settlement with EPA ...
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Natural disasters in the SouthEast cause EPA to urge caution on restoration activities involving lead-based paint
Due to recent tornadoes, severe and straight-line winds, storms, and flooding in the Southeastern United States, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 is cautioning homeowners, volunteers, and other workers to take steps to ensure that individuals, especially children, are not at increased risk for lead poisoning, because of clean up and/or repair work. EPA urges pregnant women ...
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EPA urges caution on lead-based paint in flooded areas of Tennessee
Due to recent flooding in western and central Tennessee, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Region 4 wants to ensure that families are not at increased risk for lead poisoning, because of clean up and/or repair work. EPA urges pregnant women and children to keep away from work that could disturb lead-based paint and that those working on potential lead-based paint surfaces take ...
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