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

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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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Dust Off Your Rulebook: EPA’s New Dust-Lead Standards

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EPA has published a Final Rule which will lower dust-lead standards in pre-1978 homes and childcare facilities. Under TSCA Section 403, EPA must identify and regulate lead-based paint hazards....more

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Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

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The federal government began regulating lead and copper pipes in 1991 when it announced its first version of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). The LCR’s primary purpose was to reduce the allowable lead concentration levels in...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

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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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Lead in drinking water: Change (and opportunity!) on the horizon

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Regulatory challenges and serious public health consequences associated with lead in drinking water have been the topic of national discussion in recent years, particularly following the drinking water crisis in Flint,...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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EPA Revises Lead and Copper Rule for the First Time in Three Decades

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On December 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized long-anticipated revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule—the first major revision since the rule was promulgated in 1991. While the final rule maintains...more

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Long-Term Lead and Copper Rule Federalism Consultation: American Water Works Association Comments

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The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) submitted March 8th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the Lead and Copper in Drinking Water Rule (“LCR”). EPA is stated to have...more

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Illinois Enacts Law Requiring Schools to Lead Test Their Water Supply

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Earlier this week, Governor Bruce Rauner signed a new law requiring Illinois elementary schools and day care centers to test their drinking water sources for lead contamination and notify parents of the results of that...more

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