Known To Be Toxic for a Century, Lead Still Poisons Thousands of Midwestern Kids
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HGTV’s ‘Good Bones’ Settles US EPA Action, Accepts $40K Fines For Lead Paint Violations
The stars of HGTV’s popular Good Bones renovation series have been ordered to get the lead out. The US Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that it had reached a settlement with” Two Chicks and a Hammer, Inc.”— the company founded by mother-daughter duo Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak Hawk. The settlement indicates they allegedly violated a federal lead paint […]
As case proceeded without him, landlord sold houses where 29 children suffered lead poisoning
For the couple of years that Kern Khan has lived in Angel Dalfin’s rental property, he has been treated the same way Dalfin has responded to judges, prosecutors and lead-based paint inspectors: ignored. No one’s tried to collect rent in over a year at the home on the 900 block of Northampton Street. Half of […]
Insurers Found Liable for $101 Million Payment into Lead Paint Abatement Fund
Taking a calculated risk by selling a hazardous product isn’t the same as intentionally causing harm. For that reason, insurers must cover a court judgment that requires the company that sold Dutch Boy lead paint to pay $101 million into a California abatement fund, a New York appellate court ruled on March 24. The 1st […]
Ex-Sunbury landlord admits violating EPA rule on lead-based paint
By John Beauge | Special to PennLive WILLIAMSPORT – A former landlord in Sunbury has admitted violating a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulation he did not know existed. Dennis Morgan, 75, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. Middle District Court to a charge of failure to provide a pamphlet on the hazards of lead-based paint in […]
Lead-ing into Uncertainty: EPA Signals a Confusing New Enforcement Strategy Against Property Management Companies Under the RRP Rule
Effective March 21, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) has withdrawn from its website two questions and the Agency’s answers (FQs) related to Property Management Companies’ (PMC) obligations under the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule or Rule). EPA’s intent to withdraw these FQs was announced on November 4, […]
How 2 Industries Stymied Justice for Young Lead Paint Victims
To read this story direct from the NYT click here. The U.S. insurance and real estate industries have waged a decades-long campaign to avoid liability in lead cases, helping to prolong an epidemic. The cost for millions of children has been incalculable. By Ellen Gabler March 29, 2022 When Selena Wiley signed the lease for […]
Lead Poisoning in Bay Area Kids
Alumna’s research shines light on excessive lead levels in city neighborhoods By Kanaga Rajan Friday, March 25, 2022 Bayview, San Francisco SF State alumna Chinomnso Okorie is using community-engaged research to fight health disparities in her hometown The 2019 film “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” opens with a young Black girl happily skipping […]
Much work remains to ensure Cleveland rentals are safe from lead paint
Michelle Fenn runs a small cotton swab against the side of a garage in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood. She’s testing for lead; the garage’s coat of paint is chipped, leaving the ground dusted with white flakes. Fenn is a real estate agent, property manager and lead inspector. She’s part of a small private industry of […]
RI attorney general sues 4 landlords over lead hazards
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Four Rhode Island landlords who own properties in which children with lead poisoning live have been sued by the state for alleged noncompliance with state lead poisoning prevention laws, the attorney general’s office said Friday. Significant lead hazards were found at all four sites in Providence, according to a statement from […]