EPA tightens lead dust hazard standards in homes, child care facilities
EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker land Denise Cleveland-Leggett, administrator of U.S. Housing and Urban Development Region 4, were on hand for a press conference Friday in Memphis during which U.S. Environmental Protection Agency representatives announced stronger, more protective standards for lead dust on floors and in window sills of homes and child care facilities. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
More than 400,000 homes in Shelby County could fall under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's stricter hazard standards for lead-contaminated dust from chipped or peeling lead-based paint.
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Lead U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyMichelle Corbet
Michelle Corbet covers business for The Daily Memphian. Prior to, she was a reporter at the Memphis Business Journal. A native Memphian and University of Memphis graduate, Michelle covered business in Conway, Arkansas after college. Michelle got her start covering business as an intern at The Commercial Appeal.
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