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Trump Administration Tightens Lead Dust Limits But Faces Likely Lawsuit


June 25, 2019 at 05:41 PM
Facing a court deadline, the Trump administration has issued a final rule that codifies its earlier plans to strengthen its standards identifying hazards contractors and others face from lead paint dust in residences while declining to adopt a new definition of “lead paint,” an approach that appears likely to draw a suit from groups who criticized the proposed version of the plans.

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