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Attorney general sues to vacate day care on Youngstown's South Side for lead concerns

December 9, 2021

Dust samples collected during a 2017 inspection had lead levels nearly six to nine times higher than the EPA limit. The tenant began operating a day care there this year....

We’re Losing IQ Points ”: Lead Poisoning Crisis Among Children in the United States | Children’s Health

December 9, 2021

9-year-old Turokk Dow loves spelling, airplanes and basketball. He is learning to read and write in a third grade classroom. However, at the age of three, he suffers from extreme...

Building Managers on the Hook for Lead Paint Safety Requirements

November 24, 2021

Property management companies (PMC) performing or offering to perform regulated renovations without EPA certification in pre-1978 housing or child-occupied facilities will be subject to stronger enforcement and compliance regulations of...

Third R.I. landlord sued as AG Neronha pursues lead-paint violators

November 20, 2021

By Mary Serreze – Reporter, Providence Business Journal Nov 9, 2021 Updated Nov 10, 2021, 3:12pm EST Two local landlords and a real estate investment trust allegedly ignored repeated orders to clean up lead paint...

Lead Problems Persist in Cleveland Area Homes

November 20, 2021

Lead poisoning concerns brought to Cleveland City Council in 1st public comment session

November 20, 2021

By Hannah Catlett Published: Oct. 5, 2021 at 9:15 PM EDT CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Residents are finally allowed to speak at Cleveland City Council meetings. Several citizens who took the podium...