the quiet abandonment of a program that could eliminate this avoidable ep

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I got this in an email this morning.



.......we are outraged at the quiet abandonment of a program that could eliminate this avoidable epidemic."........

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Subject: EPA Reverses Key Lead Abatement Rule: Children at Risk
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:05:37 +0000 (GMT)
From: BushGreenwatch <[e-mail]>



March 22, 2005 | Back Issues

EPA Reverses Key Lead Abatement Rule: Children at Risk

"There is more than a little irony here. The EPA--the same agency that took lead out of gasoline--is now weakening any attempt to eliminate the most important remaining source of lead poisoning: household paint and dust."

So spoke Dr. Herbert L. Needleman, one of the nation's premiere experts on the impact of lead poisoning on children. Dr. Needleman spoke with BushGreenwatch upon learning that the Environmental Protection Agency has quietly removed the requirement that only certified contractors using workers trained in lead-safe practices may do remodeling or renovation in buildings constructed before 1978.