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
Around 35% of U.S. homes contain lead paint, so in which cities is the risk of lead paint exposure — and the need for a lead paint inspection — greatest?
