In 2019, the state lowered the lead test scoring threshold requiring ... roughly 2,000 properties a year for lead paint exposure. The Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program, which the grant ...
The settlement is part of EPA's ongoing national strategy to protect communities from toxic lead paint hazards. Many homes built before 1978 have lead-based paint, which was banned from use in 1978 ...
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, approximately three-quarters of the nation’s housing built before 1978 contains some lead-based paint. As part of the funding, the county ...