The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new federal rules to reduce the level of harmful lead dust in millions of homes, schools and child-care facilities. Even though lead has been phased out ...

Any level of lead paint dust in is considered hazardous, according to new requirements for identifying and cleaning up the harmful dust in certain homes and child-care facilities across the country, ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule that reduces the level of lead in dust considered hazardous to "any reportable level," which greatly decreases the amount of lead ...

There are many challenges in the pursuit of establishing a long-term human presence on the Moon. But one of the biggest challenges is actually one of the smallest: dust. According to Apollo 17 ...

Paint that contains lead was banned in 1978, but more than 30 million American homes are believed to still contain it, including nearly 4 million homes where children under the age of 6 live. A final ...

A beautiful aspect of Burlington is the many old houses and buildings that are all over the city. Old houses, however, often contain lead paint and all the risks that come along with it. Renters in ...

Under the proposed rules, any amount of lead dust in floors and window sills would qualify as “hazardous” and require abatement. By Coral Davenport The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed to ...

The dust sitting around a home can contain the neurotoxic metal lead from construction materials, old paint, batteries, and other materials. Canadian government researchers recently surveyed lead ...