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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced it had awarded over $3.5 million to the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration. The funds are meant to help protect local families from lead and other home health and safety hazards., , , , HUD is providing these resources to Puerto Rico and other state and local governments through its Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction grant program and its new Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building grant program to identify an...

There are organizations that can help homeowners remediate homes that may have lead paint.

Plus: Advertising firm moves to Walker's Point and a recap of the week's real estate news.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services partnered with the city of Kalamazoo to certify more lead professionals as part of the push to make homes safer.

Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978 buildings and child care facilities to better protect children and communities from the harmful effects of exposure to dust generated from lead paint. If finalized, the new rule is estimated to reduce the annual lead exposures of approximately 250,000 to 500,000 children under the age of six., , , , The proposed rule would strengthe...