The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed stronger standards on lead in old paint in homes and schools, potentially triggering its removal in millions of buildings. The new rules would prohibit lead in dust in old buildings.
more than 15 million students were enrolled in school districts that found lead-based paint in their buildings.The proposal comes out of a 2019 lawsuit filed by several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, that alleged the EPA for years set lead limits that didn’t fully protect people.
“EPA is finally proposing to do what the law requires, adopt truly protective lead standards,” Eve Gartner, a managing attorney at the groups’ law firm, Earthjustice, said in a statement. “This is a leap forward in the country’s long-delayed efforts to eliminate lead exposures in millions of residences.”The Biden administration has been using a multipronged approach to lead, employing the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other agencies alongside the EPA.
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