Afugitive considered by government officials to have been among the worst – if not the worst – rental housing operators in Buffalo surrendered Tuesday at the federal courthouse. Facing criminal charges

AKRON, Ohio — Lead is a poison that too often contaminates many aspects of urban life, inflicting widespread disease and disability. That burden is especially high in the Rust Belt,

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — The United States Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that the owner of a Pawtucket apartment complex had to pay a $25,000 fine after failing to properly

For decades, city leaders in Cleveland have tried to take action to deal with the complex problem of childhood lead poisoning — mostly from lead paint in the housing stock

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced an agreement resolving her lawsuit against Syracuse landlord John Kiggins and his company, Endzone Properties, Inc. for failing to protect

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland is one step closer to making homes throught the city safe from toxic lead. City Council on Monday night approved chipping in $17 million in American

Introduction Lead exposure has well-documented long-term health and developmental impacts for children. As evidenced by the Flint Michigan water crisis, one way people may be exposed to lead is through

Duty to disclose lead-based paint hazards Homebuyers look to property managers and real estate professionals to disclose any hazards within a property. And yet, the lead-based paint pandemic continues here in California

The EPA is serious about compliance, especially when it comes to home renovations containing lead-based paint. “Reducing childhood lead exposure and the associated health impacts is a top priority for

There are an estimated 85,087 occupied housing units in Baltimore with “dangerous lead hazards” — and the total price tag for lead abatement work on those units could be between

When the pediatrician recommended Lisa Pascoe have her then-toddler tested for lead poisoning, she thought there was no way he could be at risk. Everything in her St. Louis, Mo.,

What was once an abandoned lot on Indianapolis’ Far Eastside is now home to newly planted trees, vegetable beds and walking paths. The rehabbed lot is part of a pilot