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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lead Paint Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

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Lead-ing into Uncertainty: EPA Signals a Confusing New Enforcement Strategy Against Property Management Companies Under the RRP...

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Effective March 21, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) has withdrawn from its website two questions and the Agency’s answers (FQs) related to Property Management Companies’ (PMC) obligations...more

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Property Management Companies Beware – New Risk of Liability Related to Lead-Based Paint in Pre-1978 Housing

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Environmental Justice is a key priority of the Biden Administration and, included in that priority, is addressing the risks presented by lead exposure. The risks of lead-exposure are well-known and addressing these risks has...more

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Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Texas Flip N Move (EQ Media, Inc.) Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Flip N Move Productions and EQ Media, Inc. (collectively “Flip N Move”) entered into a February 3rd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged...more

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Dust-Lead Hazard Standards: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Revisions

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule addressing the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards (“DLHS”) and the definition of Lead-Based Paint (“LBP”). The final rule is issued pursuant to the...more

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EPA’s OIG Investigates Enforcement of the Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule

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On March 28, 2018, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Project Notification indicating its plans to begin preliminary research to evaluate the EPA’s...more

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Ninth Circuit Orders EPA to Update Standards for Lead-Based Paint and Dust Hazards

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must propose an update of its lead-based paint and dust hazard standards by March 27, 2018, according to a court order. The current standards were promulgated in 2001, and have never...more

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Ninth Circuit Grants Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Orders EPA to Promptly Begin a Rulemaking to Reduce the Risk of Lead Paint...

On December 27, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a petition seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promptly commence and conclude a long-promised...more

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EPA Does Have a Duty to Update Its Lead Paint Standards: Cass Sunstein Agrees With Me

As a follow-up to my post last week about the 9th Circuit decision requiring EPA to propose new lead paint standards under TSCA within 90 days, I was encouraged to see Cass Sunstein support the decision in a BloombergView...more

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Lead Based Paint Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Missouri Company Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and R S Dearing Construction (“RSDC”) entered into a December 6th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Toxic Substance...more

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