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• June 22, 2018 – EPA is proposing to lower the dust-lead hazard standards for floor dust and window sills. Learn more.
• June 5, 2018 - EPA reached a settlement with Magnolia Homes to resolve alleged violations of the Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule, related to home renovations conducted without adequate lead paint protections as depicted on the television program Fixer Upper. Read the press release.
• February 5, 2018 – Former Administrator Pruitt invited cabinet secretaries to meeting on reducing childhood lead exposure. Read the press release.

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