The Latest On: Lead
December 23, 2020
| Press Release
Actualización de Regla de Plomo y Cobre Seguirá Afectando a Menores Hispanos y Afroamericanos
December 21, 2020
| In the News: The Hill
EPA tightens lead dust standards that environmentalists say don’t go far enough
Eve Gartner, Managing Attorney, Toxic Exposure and Health Program, Earthjustice: “How can EPA say this designates a safe level when kids are going to be losing IQ points if they have that level of lead in their homes?”
July 1, 2020
| In the News: Chemical & Engineering News
New U.S. Limit on Lead Dust Not What The Doctor Ordered
Jonathan Smith, Attorney, Earthjustice: “EPA’s own modeling shows that a child in a house that meets the new standard will have a 9.8% chance of posting a blood lead level over 5 ug/dL and consequently up to a 32% chance of losing two or more IQ points.”
May 12, 2020
| In the News: Grist
EPA settlements are supposed to hold polluters accountable. Will coronavirus get them off the hook?
Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office, Earthjustice: “The idea of delaying lead abatement is concerning because people are spending more time at home, so they’re getting more exposure [to lead].”
August 1, 2019
| Press Release