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1:   (LEAD PAINT) NAHB to Sue EPA Over Lead Paint Regulations : A coalition of housing industry groups is joining the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today (July 15) in filing a lawsuit ... 07/16/2010 09:27 AM

2:   (LEAD PAINT) EPA Delays Lead Paint Certification Enforcement : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it will delay enforcement of the ... 06/25/2010 08:52 AM

3:   (LEAD PAINT) Lead Paint Firms Must Pay Own Bills : A move by three manufacturers of lead paint to have the state of Rhode Island pay their legal bills has been denied by a state superior court judge 06/04/2010 12:16 PM

4:   (LEAD) EPA Rule Requiring Lead-Safe Certification Goes Into Effect : A new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation requiring contractors to become trained ... 04/28/2010 1:07 PM

5:   (LEAD PAINT) Lead Paint Renovation Rule In Effect : A new rule governing renovation of structures containing lead-based paint took effect April 22, Earth Day. The Environmental Protection Agency rule requires any renovation work on houses built before 04/23/2010 12 PM

6:   (NEW RULES) Lead Paint Vendors Face Training Rules : A federal law approved in 2008 requiring lead paint cleanup contractors to undergo training takes effect April 22. Uncertified firms face a maximum penalty of $37,500 per day, per violation if they 03/05/2010 12:37 PM

7:   (NEW RULE) New Lead Law To Take Effect : Anyone paid to repair paint in homes, childcare facilities and schools built before 1978 must be certified by the Environmental Protection Agency under its new Renovation, Remodeling & Painting 01/22/2010 12:24 PM

8:   (JURY AWARD) Lead Paint Jury Awards $2.5-Million : A Baltimore, MD jury awards $2.5 million to a pair of siblings who were poisoned by lead-based paint while living in a rowhouse in the city's poverty-ridden West section. Their mother was told the house 11/13/2009 1:05 PM

9:   (COURTS) Lead Paint $7M Verdict Stands : A Mississippi judge denies a request from paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams to order a new trial and judgment in a lead paint poisoning case involving a former high school sports star who could 11/13/2009 1:02 PM

10:   (HAZARDS) Lead Cleanup Gets $10M Infusion : Three HUD lead hazard control programs share $10.1 million of FY 2009 appropriations to help eliminate lead-based paint hazards from lower-income homes and protect children from lead poisoning 09/25/2009 11:34 AM

11:   (PAINT) Lead Paint Lawsuits Rejected : Lead in lead-based paint does not constitute a product design defect, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rules in Godoy v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. The high court's decision effectively shuts down 07/17/2009 12:44 PM

12:   (LEAD PAINT) Healthy Homes Research Cash Ready : Academic groups, nonprofits, state, tribal and local governments can apply for a share of $4 million HUD offers for Healthy Homes Research, designed to identify and control health and safety 06/26/2009 12:02 PM

13:   (LEAD PAINT) EPA Settles MO Lead Paint Lawsuit : Drury Development Corp. of St. Louis, MO, agrees to pay a $3,479 penalty to the Environmental Protection Agency and spend at least $31,311 to remove lead paint from dwellings it leases 06/05/2009 12:45 PM

14:   (LEAD PAINT) $2M Verdict In Lead Paint Lawsuit : A Baltimore city jury awards $2 million to an 18-year-old girl who was the victim of lead poisoning in Maryland. The jury rules that the landlord where she lived during her first six years failed to properly 05/22/2009 12:36 PM

15:   (LEAD PAINT ) Lead Paint Removal Funding Timeline : State, tribal and local governments can apply through July 20 for a share of $117 million in formula grants to clean up lead-based paint in houses. The money became available May 21 05/22/2009 12:31 PM

16:   Faxed Document Roils Lead Paint Case : A paint manufacturer's discussion of legal costs and obligations resulting from a lengthy trial over lead-based paint as a public nuisance has found its way into the hands of state officials in the 04/24/2009 1:32 PM

17:   $2.25M Levy For Lead Paint Violations : Community Builders Inc. and 23 associated property owners agree to pay a $200,000 penalty and spend more than $2 million on lead paint abatement work on houses to settle an enforcement action 04/03/2009 12:58 PM

18:   City Begins Lead Paint Cleanup : Providence officials are readying a plan to distribute $5.5 million in federal grants to clean up toxic lead-based paint from older homes. The move follows collapse of a state effort to require paint 02/27/2009 12:50 PM

19:   Cities Lament Lead Paint Lawsuit Loss : Cities around the country which counted on a financial windfall from former manufacturers of lead paint are watching their aspirations evaporate in the wake of a state Supreme Court rejection of a Rhode 02/20/2009 12:12 PM

20:   Appeal Fails In Lead Paint Lawsuit : The state District 1 Court of Appeals rejects by a 2-1 vote the city of Milwaukee's bid to force and former lead paint manufacturer to pay the cleanup cost of 11,000 contaminated properties in the city. The 12/12/2008 11:48 AM

21:   Healthy Homes Grants Available : Sixty-one local projects nationwide will share $131 million to protect children from lead and other home hazards. The money will be used to eliminate lead hazards and to increase public awareness about 10/17/2008 12:34 PM

22:   DuPont Stuck With Lead Paint Cleanup : While three major paint manufacturers have been absolved of public nuisance convictions by the state's high court, DuPont's pre-trial settlement with the state means the firm will pay for the cleanup of 08/22/2008 12:54 PM

23:   Paint Firms Want Lawsuit Costs Paid : Fresh from a victory in a decade-old lead paint nuisance lawsuit, three paint manufacturers want at least some of the money they paid for legal defense to be reimbursed. Since the state initiated the 08/15/2008 12:50 PM

24:   Lead Paint Dominoes Begin To Fall : A Rhode Island Supreme Court ruling tossing out the state's landmark lawsuit against lead paint makers has slammed efforts by other states and communities around the country to cash in on the 07/11/2008 12:34 PM

25:   Lead Paint Lawsuit Gets Green Light : State Supreme Court justices reject a lower court's decision in a lead paint lawsuit and rule the complaint concerning a 13 year old girl can proceed. The court rebuffed disputes about the validity of an 05/23/2008 1:37 PM

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