EPA

Ian Robinson Shreveport Times

The City of Shreveport's Department of Water and Sewerage has been chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency to join the Get the Lead Out Initiative, as announced in a Thursday news release.

Do you own pre-1978 rental property?  Beware of federal and state lead renovation, repair and painting rules

Portsmouth Herald

Why 6 Million Dead Jews Buried By The Times E.P.A. Toughens Requirements to Remove Lead Paint Dust Around Children “places the sole onus on the nation’s housing providers to remediate dust levels to absolute zero — an impossible task.”

The new rules consider any detectable level of lead dust in a building a “lead hazard,” requiring property owners to pay for cleanup.

Lead-based paint for residential use was banned in 1978, but the E.P.A. estimates that 31 million older dwellings still contain lead paint.Credit...Andrea Januta/Reuters