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The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a settlement with 41 residential home renovators, including several in Oregon. The cases involved lead safety violations.
Dec. 17, 2020 6:22 pm ET Home Depot Inc. is paying $20.75 million in a settlement proposed by U.S. regulators for alleged violations involving lead safety in home renovations, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said. The EPA found that the home-improvement company sent uncertified firms to do renovations that required certified firms. The agency investigated five customer complaints in Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin relating to instances where the subcontracted renovation firms in some cases didn’t use lead-safe work practices,...