EPA proposes new rule on lead in paint in older homes and schools 01:57. Washington — Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is ...

The EPA estimates the new rule will reduce the lead exposures of up to 1.2 million people per year, including 178,000 to 326,000 children under age 6. Advertisement ...

Louisiana will receive $412K from the EPA to remove lead pipes from schools and childcare facilities under a national ...

A delayed timeline will expose many more children and adults to the risk of toxic drinking water, and rising temperatures ...

Poole, who started April 14, and her newly hired team of two other former EPA staffers will begin their work by focusing on lead-based paint hazards as they build out the new program.

Among the five U.S. cities estimated to have the most lead pipes — Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Detroit and Milwaukee — only ...

Milwaukee Public Schools uses lead-removing filters for drinking water sources, and recent tests show most are below the EPA's action level of 15 ppb. Some non-drinking water sources tested above ...