As EPA Focuses On Service Lines, Some Urge More Priority On Lead Paint

Backed by billions of dollars in infrastructure money, EPA is stepping up its efforts to ensure local governments replace lead-based drinking water lines, though some public health officials say the agency should also prioritize measures to address lead paint, which poses greater risk than water contamination and is also the exposure source for most children. Ruth Ann Norton, a member of EPA’s Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC), told agency officials recently that lead-based paint in housing is “as important...