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A Simple Model Predicts Household Lead Exposure Risk

March 1, 2022

A Simple Model Predicts Household Lead Exposure Risk Using both sample data and crowdsourced science, a new model effectively identified houses at risk for higher concentrations of lead. By Alexandra K....

Attorney General Ellison sues HavenBrook Homes, one of the largest landlords in Minnesota, for failing to repair rental homes, violating law

February 16, 2022

Attorney General Ellison sues HavenBrook Homes, one of the largest landlords in Minnesota, for failing to repair rental homes, violating law Lawsuit alleges hedge fund-owned mega-landlord failed to repair and...

EPA fines company for RRP violations

February 10, 2022

02/04/2022 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and A1 Asbestos LLC (“A1”) entered into a January 5th Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of: ....

Syracuse lead ordinance to go into effect in 2022

February 1, 2022

2022 is the year that Syracuse’s lead ordinance finally goes into effect after being passed in the summer of 2020 by the common council. Syracuse’s Commissioner of Neighborhood and Business...

United Way to serve as steward for funds tackling lead poisoning

January 29, 2022

The Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition will receive $67 million from the Cleveland Clinic and the city of Cleveland, with the clinic selecting United Way of Greater Cleveland as the steward...

EPA Affirms its Intention to Hold Property Management Companies Responsible for Lead-Based Paint Safety Requirements for Renovations

January 28, 2022

Property management companies (PMC) need to pay attention to a recent change in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) enforcement discretion concerning liability from renovations that could encounter lead-based paint....