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.

EPA requires some employees to have certification and warn homeowners about the dangers of lead paint and how to remove it safely. Avery Martinez covers water, ag & the environment for First Alert 4.

How does the EPA know a pesticide is safe to use in my yard? Mosquito Joe lead technician Damien Ysasi sprays a mixture of essential oil insecticides in a yard in Cascade Township near Grand ...

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 ...

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic pipes. Replacing them will take decades. The city with the most lead ...

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

A recent grant announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has major implications for school and childcare systems within Mississippi. According ...

The EPA’s new rule aims to replace lead pipes within 10 years, but in the meantime, point-of-use filtration solutions are making a powerful difference, especially in underserved communities.

A construction crew completing a lead service line replacement at a home in Chicago in June 2023. The city has completed ...

An EPA directive that all drinking water systems in the nation remove their lead pipes may not solve contamination concerns at L.A. public housing complexes. Los Angeles investigating lead-tainted ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has described as "at risk" 45 public water supplies which serve almost half a million ...

EPA announced in October a proposal to dramatically lower the action level for lead contamination in Butte soils and interior ...