Jennifer Sulla – July 17, 2012 On June 22, 2012, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit upheld the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) removal of the opt-out provision for work that disturbs lead-based paint in pre-1978 housing. The opt-out provision would have allowed those homeowners who certified that there were no children… Continue reading No More Opting Out of Rule for Renovation of Buildings Containing Lead Paint
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DC Circ. Upholds More Stringent EPA Lead Paint Rule
Sean McLernon – June 22, 2012 The D.C. Circuit on Friday upheld a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decision to tighten a rule governing repairs in older homes that may have lead paint, finding the EPA was within its authority to remove an opt-out provision from the rule. The National Association of Home Builders and three… Continue reading DC Circ. Upholds More Stringent EPA Lead Paint Rule
The EPA’s Lead-Paint Lead Balloon
By JENNIFER DEPAUL, The Fiscal Times November 13, 2011 When the Environmental Protection Agency issued a new regulation in April 2010 requiring housing contractors to take extra precautions around hazardous lead paint, businesswoman Kathy Faia followed it to the letter of the law. One of her construction workers in Kenner, La., attended classes to become government-certified in… Continue reading The EPA’s Lead-Paint Lead Balloon