WASHINGTON (July 13, 2023)—On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new bill that would affect millions of buildings nationwide. The proposed plan would clear all lead dust in older buildings, and remove lead paint- allowing only the lowest levels that standing removal efforts cannot rid. The measures would include homes, schools, day-care facilities, camps and all other similar facilities frequented by children around and below the age of six. This is the strongest measure against the poisonous substance since the United Stated banned the sale of lead-based paint in 1978.
For more context on the matter, please consider Emily A. Benfer, Associate Professor of Clinical Law; Director of the Health Equity Policy & Advocacy Clinic. Professor Benfer is a nationally recognized expert for advocacy and clinic practice in health justice, housing policy, environmental law and access to justice. Professor Benfer specializes in housing; including environmental conditions such as lead and mold, eviction and social determinants of health. Professor Benfer is also a visiting research collaborator with the Eviction Lab at Princeton University where she conducts legal mapping and policy surveillance of the U.S. eviction and housing policy and the federal, state and local level.
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