LOCAL PROPERTIES ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY. THIS GRANT GIVES US FUNDING TO DO ADDITIONAL TESTING AND JUST MAKE SURE WE’RE FULLY COMPLIANT. THEIR LEAD-BASED PAINT, WHICH WAS BANNED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE IN ...

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Lead-based paint is one of the leading causes of lead exposure among children. (AP Photo) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region.

Though lead-based paint was banned in the late 1970s, lead still remains in the paint of roughly 37 million structures in the United States — and it's extremely harmful to people's health, especially ...

Erie County’s lead problem can be an understandable concern among homebuyers. According to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Erie, Erie County has the 10th-most annual child lead poisoning ...

You may keep your house in great shape, and you've probably repainted with latex paint at some point. But if your home is pre-1978, you might want to dig a little deeper to keep your family safe. That ...

The lead paint flakes and cracks on the spindles of a porch on a house in Providence, R.I., Tuesday, July 1, 2008. (Stew Milne/AP) The Army’s internal auditors recently concluded that the service has ...

Lead-based paint is one of the leading causes of lead exposure among children. (AP Photo) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us ...

Two companies will pay penalties and remove lead-based paint in their Westbrook apartment units under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The parties are 80 Brown Street LLC ...

Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is working to eliminate lead paint hazards in all elementary schools built before 1978 by the end of 2025. MPS is prioritizing schools based on factors like building ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission banned residential uses of lead-based paint in 1978 because of health concerns. Social media users, however, are claiming that ban was actually a conspiracy to ...