Author Archives for Lee Wasserman
Address your Lead Paint and Lead Hazards Programs ASAP!!
December 14, 2016 2:00 pm Comments Off on Address your Lead Paint and Lead Hazards Programs ASAP!!Flint, MI was only the initial shock wave. The real tsunami of lead paint, lead related hazards, litigation, and accountability... Read More
Should High Lead Levels be a Serious Concern in Philly Parks?
April 11, 2014 3:39 pm Comments Off on Should High Lead Levels be a Serious Concern in Philly Parks?Philadelphia’s has been chock full of Industrial fumes, old paint and now-banned gasoline additives putting toxic metals like lead in... Read More
Mold Solutions and Prevention
March 13, 2014 8:30 am Comments Off on Mold Solutions and PreventionMold is one of America’s most persistent household problems. It is a type of fungus that forms whenever a great... Read More
EPA Cracking Down on Contractors
February 27, 2014 9:27 am Comments Off on EPA Cracking Down on ContractorsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken enforcement action against thirty-five home renovation contractors for failure to follow Lead Renovation,... Read More
NYCHA’s Apartment Mold Scandal
January 30, 2014 1:41 pm Comments Off on NYCHA’s Apartment Mold ScandalNYCHA (The New York City housing Authority), provides safe, affordable housing to over 400,000 low to moderate income New York... Read More
Lead Paint and Housing Discrimination in Boston
January 22, 2014 11:46 am Comments Off on Lead Paint and Housing Discrimination in BostonMany lead paint laws throughout the country potentially open up renters to housing discrimination based on the age of their... Read More
Federal Lead Poisoning Prevention Funding 2014
January 17, 2014 10:36 am Comments Off on Federal Lead Poisoning Prevention Funding 2014This week funding for the CDC’s Leading Poisoning Prevention Program and Federal Lead Poisoning Prevention funding saw an increase. The House... Read More
Illegal Asbestos Work, Gene Cornell Smith gets 42 month sentence
January 16, 2014 1:30 pm Comments Off on Illegal Asbestos Work, Gene Cornell Smith gets 42 month sentenceGene Cornell Smith, a developer from New Jersey, was recently sentenced to 42 months in prison for illegal asbestos work.... Read More
Infograph: Radon Facts
January 13, 2014 4:20 pm Comments Off on Infograph: Radon FactsThis gas is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer in the USA. Researchers and scientists estimate 20,000 deaths occur... Read More
$1.1 Billion Lead Paint Ruling Against Sherwin Williams
January 7, 2014 11:04 am Comments Off on $1.1 Billion Lead Paint Ruling Against Sherwin WilliamsLast month Sherwin Williams Co., NL Industries Inc., and ConAgra Grocery Products LLC, were ordered to pay $1.1 billion, yes billion... Read More