EPA’s FY2026 Commitments Under Federal Lead Action Plan
EPA plans greater focus on adaptive reuse, tribal needs, and soil cleanup.
Category: Soil
Lead in Aviation Fuel: FAA’s Draft Transition Plan to Meet 2030 Phase-Out Deadline
Removing tetraethyl lead from aviation gas would keep about 800,000 pounds of lead from being spread across the U.S. each year.
Lead in Dust, Soil, and Paint: Trump Administration’s Alarming Rollbacks
The big concerns: White House floats funding cuts for lead programs; EPA weakens lead-soil rules; and HUD creates barriers to grant education access.
Lead in Soil: EPA Weakens Cleanup Action Levels Despite Claiming Lead is a Priority
450,000 children and 1 million adults put at greater risk of IQ loss and premature death by action.
White House Proposes Potentially Backbreaking Cuts for Lead Programs
The priorities reflected in the early May budget proposal show a misunderstanding about federal lead programs.
Protecting Kids from Lead: 10 Reasons to be Thankful
There have been many wins in 2024, and we are excited to review them.
Finding Lead-Sheathed Telecom Cables that Contaminate Your Neighborhood
Oregon State University researcher spotlights environmental contamination of obsolete telecom cables. That should spur regulators and legislators to act! You can act, too!
Lead in Paint: Contractor Machine-Sands Lead-Based Paint without Protection
EPA’s lead-safe work practices should be the norm. Unfortunately, they are not.
New England Lead Conference: Invigorating Discussions Among Diverse Stakeholders
What Happened? Unleaded Kids’ Tom Neltner joined about 200 people attending the in-person New England Regional Lead and Healthy Housing Conference on May 2–3, 2024, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It […]
Lead Telecom Cables: Battle Over Transparency in New York
We think the public should know if lead-sheathed telecom cables are strung over their front yards, their neighborhood playgrounds, or their bus stops, or if they are in the streams where they swim or fish.