Federal law requires sellers and landlords to inform homebuyers of lead-based paint hazards before a sale or lease. This includes providing buyers with an EPA-approved pamphlet that discusses ...

About 125 schools were constructed before 1978, the year lead paint was banned due to safety hazards. MPS' own Lead-Based Paint Compliance Program says the district will conduct "yearly ...

Lead poisoning is a silent but serious health hazard that continues to affect families across the country, especially those ...

Here's what to know about lead paint hazards in the home: Lead was often mixed into oil-based paints before 1978, the year lead paint was banned for residential use in the U.S. Over time ...

Not all are related to lead-based paint; some are for parking lot lines or other surfaces without lead hazards. Here’s what the Journal Sentinel found. Read the investigation: Milwaukee Public ...

If lead-based paint hazards are identified, then the owner of the property is required to remediate the hazards through abatement or lead-based paint hazard control mechanisms.

but lead-based paint wasn’t banned until 1978, so for any house built before that, there’s a good chance there’s lead.” To combat those hazards, the federal government has provided $6 ...

Erie County’s lead problem can be an understandable concern among homebuyers. According to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Erie, Erie County has the 10th-most annual child lead ...