EPA Penalizes 17 Violators of the Lead Paint Rule
The EPA announced penalties against 17 companies for violating the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting rule.
By
Karen M. Koenig,
May 3, 2013 | 4:01 pm CDT
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EPA axes lead dust sampling for paint rule
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry said it applauds the EPA's decision not to impose lead dust clearance as an addendum to the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule.
EPA authorizes Massachusetts to enact lead rule
BOSTON -- Massachusetts recently became the second New England state and ninth nationally, to receive authorization to administer and enforce the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Lead Renovation, Repair and Paint (LRRP) rule.
WDMA Files Suit Against EPA Over Removal of Opt-Out Provision in its Lead Paint Rules
[Washington, DC] - Today the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA), along with a coalition of housing industry associations, filed suit in federal appeals court against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for removing the "opt-out" provision from its Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (LRRP).
Window and door dealers say EPA's lead rule bad for business
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Window and Door Dealer Alliance (WDDA) has launched a campaign lobbying against proposed amendments to the Environmental Protection Agency's controversial Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) rule.
EPA begins enforcing ‘lead-safe’ home repair rule
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that renovations and repairs of pre-1978 housing must now be conducted using “safe practices” to protect children and pregnant women from exposure to lead-based paint.
EPA's New Lead Paint Removal Rule Stirs Remodelers' Ire
Remodeling contractors want the Environmental Protection Agency to call a time out on its Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (LRRP).
By
Rich Christianson,
August 15, 2011 | 11:38 am CDT
