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Hazardous Substances Lead Public Health

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Lead/Safe Drinking Water Act: Earthjustice Petition to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addressing Syracuse, New York

Earthjustice submitted a July 28th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Petition for Emergency Action under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300i and 42 U.S.C. §...more

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EPA Imposes More Stringent Lead Paint Dust Requirements

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In response to a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit finding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) updates to its lead paint hazard standards were deficient because they improperly took...more

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Lead and Copper Rule/Drinking Water: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Strengthening Provisions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on November 30th what it denominates as the proposed “Lead and Copper Rule Improvements” (“LCRI”). EPA’s rationale for the proposed rule is the health effects...more

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EPA Plans to Improve Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule While Facing Legal Challenge from States

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EPA faces continuing pressure to improve the way it protects communities from lead in drinking water. One focus of the current EPA has been the Lead and Copper Drinking Water Rule Revisions (“LCRR”), promulgated under the...more

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Progressive New Jersey: The Garden State continues its environmental leadership by enacting forward-looking programs

New Jersey has been a leader in addressing the most significant environmental problems of the day. Decades ago, for example, four years before the enactment of CERCLA, the state’s Spill Compensation and Control Act prohibited...more

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Lead in Minnesota Water: February 2019 Minnesota Department of Health Report

The Minnesota Department of Health (“MDOH”) issued a February 2019 report titled: Lead in Minnesota Water – Assessment of Eliminating Lead in Minnesota Drinking Water (“Report”) - The Report is described as an...more

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Dispute Over Lead Testing in School Drinking Water Continues - State Water Resources Control Board Says It Will Enforce Permit...

In January, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to domestic water supply permits, requiring water suppliers to test public and private school drinking water at the request of school officials. The...more

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