Critics of the Environmental Protection Agency for its new rule governing repairing and remodeling homes with lead-based paint generally praised the EPA for delaying the effective date on pursuing certification violations, but their comments also indicated they still see significant problems with the rule. More
The Environmental Protection Agency ordered its staff to not take action until Oct. 1 on any certification violations it sees involving its new rule governing repairs and remodeling in old homes where there's a danger of stirring up dust from lead-based paint. More
Despite requests for delays or reconsideration from building material dealers, contractors, and Congressmen, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of a rule on lead-based paint that's predicted to drastically curb renovations in homes built before 1978. In fact, the EPA widened the rule's potential impact by announcing it will remove a provision that would have kept a huge number of projects from being subject to the new regulations. More
House Minority Leader John Boehner has urged the Environmental Protection Agency administrator to look anew at a soon-to-be-enacted EPA rule designed to control the spread of dust from lead-based paint when old homes are renovated. But the Ohio Republican stopped short of requesting a delay in the rule's April 22 enforcement date--something that the National Association of Home Builders formally requested. More
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association and 11 other associations and institutions joined in urging two Senate committees to seek a delay in the Environmental Protection Agency's Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting rule. They argued the EPA lacks the adequate preparation needed to enforce the change, and that if it did proceed, it could hurt the government's weatherization and retrofit programs. More
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