Lead Safe Home Program News Today

Benton Harbor residents are being advised adjustments are being made to bottled water distribution are being made over the next couple of weeks due to the

State, local officials tour home in process of lead abatement project The Lead-Safe Home Program offers help to eliminate danger lead in older homes August 3, 2021 10:59 PM State and city officials toured the home while it was being worked on. The program helps fund lead abatement projects on houses that were built before 1978, the year the EPA banned lead paint for residential use. Around 60% of houses in La Crosse were built before 1980. If lead paint is ingested, it can lead to long-term, ir...