EPA releases status report of its actions to reduce childhood lead exposures and associated health impacts

April 2, 2019

In December 2018, EPA Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, made a commitment to develop an EPA implementation plan to enable EPA to track its progress and update the public on its work to carry out the Lead Action Plan.

Yesterday, April 1st, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Implementation Status Report in carrying out the Lead Action Plan. The Status Report describes EPA’s activities that are being conducted in support of the Lead Action Plan. The Status of Implementation of EPA Actions posted below provides a summary of current accomplishments and next steps under the EPA-led actions. EPA will update the Status of Implementation of its Actions on a regular basis and will post it on their website to inform the public of the process in accomplishing the actions.

Click here to view a summary of the Implementation Status of EPA Actions Under the 2018 Federal Action Plan To Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts: Fiscal Year 2019, 2nd Quarter (January, February, March 2019).