That's the year when the federal government banned the sale of lead-based paint. As of May 13, the district said visual inspections for paint hazards had been conducted at 48 of those schools.

Lead-based paint was banned in the United States in 1978, meaning any home built before 1978, and especially before 1950, are more likely to have it, according to the Pennsylvania Department of ...

MPS provided copies of 1,119 work orders. 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.

MPS is working throughout the summer to stabilize hazards caused by lead-based paint in all elementary schools built before 1950. Along with those 54 buildings, it plans to complete paint ...

Older homes more likely to have lead paint Anything built before 1978 is at-risk for lead-based paint. Around 42% of housing stock in the city of Erie predates World War II, according to 2020 ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $2.3 million to the City of Council Bluffs toward programs to protect children and families from lead-based paint and home ...