Lead-Safe Practices

A One-Man Environmental Disaster

Meet Thomas Midgley, who within a 6-year span in the 1920's managed to invent both leaded gasoline and CFCs (Freon).

EPA Seeks to Tighten Dust-Lead Levels

EPA Seeks to Tighten Dust-Lead Clearance Levels

Study: Inconsistent Federal Regulations Increase Child Lead Poisoning Risk

EPA Proposes Stronger Lead Dust Standards

EPA Proposes Stronger Standards for Lead Dust in Doors and Windowsills

EPA Settles With Remodeler for Lead-Based Paint Violations in California

Better Jobsite Protection for Remodels

EPA Settles With ‘Rehab Addict,’ ‘Bargain Mansions’ Stars for Lead Paint Violations

EPA Continues Work to Reduce Childhood Lead Paint Exposure in Vermont

EPA Settles With Five Denver Contractors Over Lead-Safe Violations

New York and New Jersey Emphasize Efforts to Protect Children From Lead Paint

EPA Announces 117 Lead Paint Enforcement Actions Over Past Year

HUD Awards Grants to Study Lead and Other Health Hazards

Watchdog Finds EPA Is Not Effectively Implementing Lead Paint Rule

Restoration Hardware Recalls Children’s Chairs and Stools Due to Lead Paint Violations

EPA Settles With Four Southern California Remodeling Firms Over Lead-Based-Paint Hazards

OSHA Fines New Jersey Contractor for Exposure to Lead and Other Hazards

EPA Partners With the Ohio Department of Health to Promote Lead-Safe Homes

EPA and HUD Announce New Lead Dust Standards for Floors and Window Sills

EPA and HUD Announce New Lead Dust Standards for Floors and Window Sills

Implementation of Lead Action Plan Among EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Priority Areas

EPA Works to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning in Vermont

EPA Focuses Effort on Eradicating Lead Paint in New Hampshire and Maine Seacoast Homes

EPA Releases Status Report on Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures

Trump Administration Unveils Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure

EPA Settles With Pennsylvania Contractor Over Lead Paint Charges

EPA Announces 141 Lead Paint Enforcement Actions Over Past Year

EPA Reaches $53K Settlement With Illinois Firm Over Lead Paint Charges

Rust-Oleum Recalls Countertop Coating Amid Lead Concerns