If you own a home or work in a building or buildings built before 1978, then there’s likely some lead paint in the place.

He explains, ‘Lead paint testing is performed using an x-ray fluorescent device that doesn’t do any destruction but rather reads through layers of paint to determine if lead is present.’ ...

Cleveland’s ongoing quest to protect the city’s future -- its children -- from lead paint is stumbling. It needs help; the ...

Lead hazards in paint, water and soil are common throughout many of Milwaukee’s older homes and buildings. Here are some ways ...

Watchdog Group Tags Spray Paints from China and Thailand with High Lead Levels  When World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) was ...

The Rhode Island health department has rolled out a new online mapping tool that allows residents to check if they have lead service lines.

ECOWASTE Coalition, a public interest group advocating for a zero waste and toxics-free society, on Thursday cautioned Filipino consumers from purchasing aerosol paints containing lead additives in ...

Some of the distress calls over the registry are coming from inside the State House, where around two dozen lawmakers are also landlords.

Lead-based paint was commonly used until 1978 ... Additional steps to reduce lead exposure include using wet wipes to remove lead dust from surfaces like floors, windows and furniture; removing ...

The Chicago Housing Authority must pay more than $24 million to two residents who sued over alleged lead paint poisoning of their two children, a Cook County jury decided Wednesday. The case ...

The substance’s durability and practical chemical properties likewise explain why it took many decades before lead paint and leaded gasoline became banned in 1978 and 1996, respectively.

In Rhode Island, lead exposure is most closely associated with lead paint, because 80% of the homes ... Five years later, it started using federal funds – it has received $21 million to date ...