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New Federal Rule Could Force Millions of Homes, Schools to Remove Lead Dust
Epoch Times ^ | 7/12/23 | Jack Phillips

Posted on 07/12/2023 4:02:53 PM PDT by CFW

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 11 announced new proposed rules for lead paint in a bid to prevent hundreds of thousands of children from being exposed to the toxic substance.

Officials predict that the rule will reduce lead exposures for 250,000 to 500,000 children younger than the age of 6 each year, the agency said in a statement. The mandate would enhance the EPA’s regulations under section 402 of the Toxic Substances Control Act, which would revise the standards for how much lead dust can be on floors, window sills, and other locations in older buildings.

“The Biden–Harris Administration is taking a whole-of-government approach to ensure that the most vulnerable among us—our children—are protected from exposure to lead,” EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe said in the statement. “This proposal to safely remove lead paint along with our other efforts to deliver clean drinking water and replace lead pipes will go a long way toward protecting the health of our next generation of leaders.”

According to the EPA, the rule would reduce the “dust-lead hazard standards” to three micrograms per square foot from 10 micrograms per square foot for floors and to 20 micrograms per square foot from 100 micrograms per square foot for window sills “to any reportable level greater than zero in recognition of the fact that there is no level of lead in dust that has been found to be safe for children.” For window troughs, the lead dust levels would be lowered to 25 micrograms per square foot from 400 micrograms under the rule.

The federal government banned lead-based paints in 1978, but it’s estimated that 31 million pre-1978 homes still have them. And 3.8 million of those homes have a child younger than the age of 6 living there, according to the EPA.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: education; epa; government; homeschooling; indoctrination; leadpaint; paint
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The government agencies are looking at every avenue possible to stop parents from homeschooling their children.

The children MUST be indoctrinated by government agencies.

1 posted on 07/12/2023 4:02:53 PM PDT by CFW
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And just where did this lead dust come from? Lead dust in the air?


2 posted on 07/12/2023 4:11:12 PM PDT by SkyDancer (My Talents Are So Hidden That Even I Can't Find Them ...)
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To: CFW

Funny because i specifically buy lead based white artist paint. The caveat is don’t eat it.


3 posted on 07/12/2023 4:15:54 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: SkyDancer

Lead in housepaint.


4 posted on 07/12/2023 4:21:34 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so stupid people won’t be offended)
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To: CFW

The “most vulnerable among us” should be protected from abortion.


5 posted on 07/12/2023 4:33:29 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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To: PapaBear3625

Hasn’t been any lead in house paint since the 80’s, none at all in newer construction.

If your house was built from about 1900 to MAYBE 1978 you MIGHT have measurable lead based paint in it (now window putty could be a different matter).


6 posted on 07/12/2023 4:44:51 PM PDT by 5th MEB
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To: PapaBear3625

When was the last time lead was in house paint in the last fifty years?


7 posted on 07/12/2023 4:50:14 PM PDT by SkyDancer (My Talents Are So Hidden That Even I Can't Find Them ...)
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I have a relative who owns a hundred year old farmhouse. Which they’re remodelling.


8 posted on 07/12/2023 5:05:05 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (The rot of all principle begins with a single compromise.)
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To: CFW

Yeah how many schools still have exposed lead based paint shedding dust? How many still have lead water pipes? And there is already huge federal money being dished out to replace lead water pipes. Personally I have never seen one. Can’t be many of those left.

In any case I guess this means the school taxes will take another huge leap as I see no mention as to who is going to pay for removing lead paint which is happily covered by a layer of latex. They already get more than the county/town taxes. And all of this without any vote from congress and without representation.

In the 60’s and seventies there was lead everywhere. Even in school pencils the kids used to chew on. How come the kids today are nowhere near as smart when they leave school? It has nothing to do with fractional amount of lingering lead in schools.


9 posted on 07/12/2023 5:10:51 PM PDT by Revel
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To: CFW

Another reason to abandon ‘government education’.


10 posted on 07/12/2023 5:11:05 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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I’m surprised lead is even still a thing in 2023.


11 posted on 07/12/2023 5:11:17 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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“ I’m surprised lead is even still a thing in 2023.”

We probably have 600 pounds of it laying around packaged in convenient high speed delivery mechanisms.

L


12 posted on 07/12/2023 5:15:07 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: SauronOfMordor

A hundred year old farm house. But the article is talking about houses today.


13 posted on 07/12/2023 5:20:59 PM PDT by SkyDancer (My Talents Are So Hidden That Even I Can't Find Them ...)
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To: CFW

Dear EPA: SMB. I’m not getting my house cleaned. It was built in 1963. I have no children.


14 posted on 07/12/2023 5:21:02 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: napscoordinator

I am not surprised you have no idea...


15 posted on 07/12/2023 5:32:32 PM PDT by Osage Orange
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To: Revel

Bingo.
Another way to waste dollars and put screws to folks.

This is no lower an issue, if it ever was.


16 posted on 07/12/2023 5:36:42 PM PDT by Adder (ALL Democrats are the enemy. NO QUARTER!!)
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To: Osage Orange

Well I’m glad you are once again praising your favorite president, Biden. No surprise. You just can’t help but love the guy so much and support his policies. I’d rather be ignorant on a topic than support this president’s policies. But you do you. Just wipe your mouth.


17 posted on 07/12/2023 5:44:06 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Our old house was tore down about 30 yrs ago. It had lead paint and mom used the left over paint for my chew toys. I turned out alright.
Can still count up to 9. ( I lost one finger in an accident.)


18 posted on 07/12/2023 5:49:15 PM PDT by oldasrocks (uit )
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To: CFW

I recall when they went after asbestos. The removal process often stirred up far more particles than had they simply not disturbed the asbestos in the first place, iirc.


19 posted on 07/12/2023 6:05:26 PM PDT by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things.)
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The “most vulnerable among us” should be protected from abortion.

And human and sex trafficking, and transgender surgeries, and drug use, and useless *vaccines*, and ......

20 posted on 07/12/2023 6:29:39 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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