Paint that contains lead was banned in 1978, but more than 30 million American homes are believed to still contain it, including nearly 4 million homes where children under the age of 6 live. A final ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced the finalization of a rule that declares any detectable amount of the ...

Lead-based paint is often identified when a child is found to have high levels of lead in their blood. In these instances, the EPA requires that the hazard be cleaned up and the area tested to ensure ...

WASHINGTON -- Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized tighter standards for removing lead paint dust in older homes and child care centers to prevent long-term health effects from exposure to lead ...

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, ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When lead-based paint is identified in a home, the EPA requires that it be cleaned up. (Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune/Getty ...