Two of the tested fountains – old, seldom-used models in Corey Union and Van Hoesen Hall – initially showed lead levels that were above the EPA threshold of 15 parts per billion. (49 parts per billion ...

Poole, who started April 14, and her newly hired team of two other former EPA staffers will begin their work by focusing on lead-based paint hazards as they build out the new program.

EPA has published a Final Rule which will lower dust-lead standards in pre-1978 homes and childcare facilities. Under TSCA Section 403, EPA must identify and regulate lead-based paint hazards.

Two St. Louis home renovation companies have been ordered to pay thousands to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over federal lead-based paint violations.

The Biden Administration issued new rules through the EPA in October with a goal to eliminate all lead pipes from water systems across the country within a 10-year timeframe. For the Charleston ...

Following a property inspection in April 2023 by the EPA to assess compliance with the lead disclosure rule and the renovation, repair and painting rule, the agency alleged Chinburg had violated ...

The EPA’s new rule aims to replace lead pipes within 10 years, but in the meantime, point-of-use filtration solutions are making a powerful difference, especially in underserved communities.

The City of Amarillo is conducting inspections on more than 70,000 water lines to comply with new federal regulations after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rules ...

Additionally, if you are planning maintenance, repair, or construction work in a pre-1978 residential building, you are required to comply the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (“RRP”) Rule.

Precision Property Management LLC paid a $40,339 civil penalty and has agreed to comply with federal laws protecting residents from the risks of lead paint exposure.

By Evgenia Anastasakos, Circle of Blue A plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to limit lead contamination in drinking water would require most water utilities across the nation to replace ...

About 9 million water service lines in the country— the pipes that carry water from a public facility to houses, schools and businesses— have lead in their pipes, according to the most recent estimate ...