"The report focuses on the Environmental Protection Agency's Lead
Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, which was designed to limit exposure
to lead-based paints in houses built before 1978. Imposed in 2008 -- before
the Obama administration came to power -- the rule required that renovations
to older homes be done by EPA-certified contractors following EPA-dictated
procedures. But the rule contained an opt-out provision: If a homeowner
filed a certificate saying there were no pregnant women or children under
six years of age in the home, the renovations could go forward without the
certification. But that changed under when the Obama administration came to
Washington. Several environmental groups challenged the opt-out provision,
and the Obama EPA chose not to defend it, working with environmentalists in
2009 to fashion a settlement removing the opt-out provision. Now, all
homeowners who renovate are required to go through the costly procedures."

And more.

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