Alders voted overwhelmingly to transfer $365,000 from various department budgets to the Health Department to fund the creation of five new full-time lead inspector positions. The full Board of Alders ...

Maryland environmental officials have invalidated seven lead-free certificates issued by a private inspector after finding issues with reports and tests.The Maryland Department of the Environment said ...

In a letter sent on Friday, the city's Department of Education addressed concerns from New York City's Congressional delegation about lead paint and lead dust in public schools. DOE was responding to ...

RI's new lead-safe apartment registry law has seen low compliance rates, with only a fraction of estimated rental units registered by the October deadline. Landlords – some of whom are RI lawmakers – ...

City Comptroller Scott Stringer has issued nine reports on the New York City Housing Authority since taking office in 2014, and none uncovered the agency’s failure to perform lead-paint inspections ...

The Lead Rental Registry requires landlords to inspect and fix lead hazards in older rentals, with penalties for noncompliance.