Environmental Groups Want EPA’s ‘Lax’ Lead Standard Reviewed (1)

The Sierra Club and other environmental groups want the Ninth Circuit to review the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently issued standards for “dust lead,” including a decision not to change the definition of lead-based paint.

The standards determine whether hazards exist “in homes, child-care facilities, and surrounding soil,” the groups say in a statement. “But the standards the Trump administration unveiled are too lax to protect families,” they said.

The groups seek review of the July 9 rule, “Review of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and the Definition of Lead-Based Paint,” in a one-paragraph petition.

The updated rule is a result of ...