“What we want to do is start a conversation about what we can potentially do within our rental registration program to incentivize lead testing.” Snippert’s call for a lead-based paint ...
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 ...
Nearly 10,000 Louisville children tested with elevated levels of lead in their blood between 2005-21, primarily from exposure to lead-based paint. Lack of testing in recent years has likely ...
Louisville Metro Council passed an ordinance in December 2022 requiring landlords to test for and remove any ... help cover the costs of removing lead-based paint hazards. The ordinance also ...
Thanks to an infusion of state and federal funding, Minneapolis is expanding a program to provide free lead pipe replacement, starting with high-priority neighborhoods.
Worries extend beyond exposure to lead-based paints common in older buildings ... there is evidence fewer people are being screened. Paint remains the chief source of exposure, but lead is ...