A recent grant announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has major implications for school and childcare systems within Mississippi. According ...

The EPA estimates, however, that as many as 31 million housing units − single-family homes and multi-unit apartments -- still contain some level of lead paint, including 3.8 million homes with ...

Lead dust can be created when lead paint crumbles or is disturbed. The EPA estimated that the rule will reduce lead exposure for up to 1.2 million people every year, including up to 326,000 ...

The EPA estimates that the new rule will limit exposure to lead for nearly 1.2 million people every year, including 178,000 to 326,000 children under the age of 6. Banned for 46 years, but still a ...

EPA proposes new rule on lead in paint in older homes and schools 01:57. Washington — Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is ...

Any level of lead paint dust in is considered hazardous, according to new requirements for identifying and cleaning up the harmful dust in certain homes and child-care facilities across the ...

Lead paint can have a sweet taste, ... The EPA estimates that the rule will reduce lead exposure for up to 1.2 million people every year, including up to 326,000 children under the age of 6.

Louisiana will receive $412K from the EPA to remove lead pipes from schools and childcare facilities under a national ...

Milwaukee Public Schools has committed to addressing lead-based paint hazards at all pre-1978 schools with elementary-age ...

Banking for now on an outdated EPA rule from the first Trump administration, the city with the most lead service lines in the ...

Milwaukee Public Schools says it will clear all pre-1978 buildings of lead dangers by the end of the 2025 calendar year.