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Syracuse rental property owners can now apply for funding to replace windows and doors as part of a lead hazard reduction initiative.
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Families for Lead Freedom Now! and A Tiny Home for Good are collaborating on the two-family home, with a grant secured by Sen. Rachel May.
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The state attorney general's office says Todd Hobsb repeatedly failed to address lead safety violations at multiple properties.
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NYS Attorney General Letitia James reached a settlement with Todd Hobbs, the latest in a series of landlords found to have repeatedly flouted lead safety laws.
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AG Letitia James alleges William D'Angelo's neglect poisoned more than a dozen children, most of them children of color.
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The city’s old housing stock means there is a lot of work to be done by EPA certified contractors in the community. But city of Syracuse Lead Paint Program Coordinator Keenan Lewis said there simply aren’t enough licensed contractors to do that work.
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The Community Foundation of Central New York received $125,000 in grant funds to bolster its $2 million pledge to counter the high rates of lead poisoning among children in Syracuse.
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National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week stretches from Oct. 23 to 29.
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Syracuse-area health, safety, and parent advocates want the state DOT to ensure those living and attending school near the I-81 viaduct are properly protected from lead dust exposure when the bridge is torn down. They gathered in front of Martin Luther King school Wednesday, which lies in the shadow of the highway.
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State Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against a negligent landlord in Syracuse who has been exposing children to lead. An investigation by her office found that at least 18 children were poisoned over more than six years at 17 homes owned by John Kiggins and his company Endzone Properties.