EPA imposes harsher standards to shield kids from lead paint exposure

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities.

A final rule announced this week by the Environmental Protection Agency limits lead dust on floors and window sills in pre-1978 residences and child-care facilities to levels so low it cannot be detected.

Paint that contains lead was banned in 1978, but more than