The Latest On: Lead
Actualización de Regla de Plomo y Cobre Seguirá Afectando a Menores Hispanos y Afroamericanos
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?”
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.”
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].”