The new ruling declares any amount of lead exposure as harmful, and limits the amount of lead-based paint dust in homes constructed before 1978 to levels low enough that they cannot be detected.

Biden administration cracks down on lead paint, a serious threat to children’s health. Lead exposure, even at a low level, can cause serious developmental delays and other lifelong effects on ...

Jade Shirey carries her son, Benny, 4, at their school in Jamestown, N.Y., on Sept. 18. After getting lead poisoning from paint on the stairs and doorframes of their home, Ben was diagnosed with ...

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 ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The EPA estimates that the new rule will limit exposure to lead for nearly 1.2 million people every year, including ...

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the finalized version of a federal rule tightening standards for exposure to lead paint dust. The rule, which finalizes a proposal issued last June ...

Yet, the complaint says Sherwin-Williams knew lead paint was "poisonous in a large degree" as printed in an internal magazine article in 1904. It started making lead paint six years later.

Lead can enter the body in many ways, but people are at greater risk if they live in homes built before 1978 — the year the federal government banned consumer use of lead-based paint.

The family of Jah'mir Collins and Amiah McGee-Collins said they suffered "severe lead poisoning," and that the CHA lied about knowing about the lead-based paint in their apartment.

The bulk of those properties are within the city of Erie. Lead-based paint was widely used in American houses until 1978, when the federal government banned its use in homes.

Exposure to lead paint can cause serious health problems, including organ damage and cognitive impairment among children. Kids can be exposed to lead paint by inhaling lead dust when paint chips are ...

Some children were exposed to lead and investigators found flaking paint inside aging schools. Two federal experts, expected to help guide the response, have lost their jobs.