That's, in part, because the EPA action level – 15 parts per billion of lead in the water – is not a threshold for public health, so a reading below that number doesn't mean the water is safe.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to do more to ensure that small community water systems comply with safe drinking water rules, according to a report out Tuesday.

The EPA's standards for dust and soil are widely used as safety benchmarks when older homes are inspected for lead paint residues and when yards and playgrounds have their soil tested for ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it expects more than 125,000 contractors to be trained in lead-safe work practices by April 22. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to examine how it determines when residences with elevated lead concentrations are safe for children. It’s a move that could impact cleanup… ...

The EPA finalized a new lead and copper rule after 30 years, but it's not enough, experts argue. ABC News. Video. Live. Shows. Shop. Log In. ... city officials declared the water was safe.

Calling all electrical contractors. It’s time to reduce childhood lead poisoning by working lead safe. By April 2010, all firms that disturb lead paint as part of their work in pre-1978 homes, schools ...

Home repairs that create even a small amount of lead dust are enough to poison your child and put your family at risk. If you live in a home or EPA's Lead-Safe Certification Program important for ...

EPA has added two new lead dust studies to the rulemaking docket for the agency's proposed work practice standard to reduce exposures to lead hazards. The agency is accepting public comments on the ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Honolulu-based HK Construction Corp. nearly $15,000 for violations of federal regulations related to lead-based paint.

Though Flint’s water, which once tested dangerously high for lead, is now within federal safety standards, microbiologists, infectious disease experts and officials worry that harmful elements ...

Flint residents still seeking justice after 10 years of water crisis 04:38. The Environmental Protection Agency says lead in the water in Flint, Michigan, is lower than federal safety limits specify.