The Daily Reporter - WI Construction News & Bids » lead paint http://dailyreporter.com Wisconsin's Construction Authority Mon, 20 May 2013 16:08:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Krause Konstruction to pay 10K for waste violations  http://dailyreporter.com/2012/05/29/krause-konstruction-to-pay-10k-for-waste-violations/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/05/29/krause-konstruction-to-pay-10k-for-waste-violations/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 21:51:07 +0000 Kirsten Klahn http://dailyreporter.com/?p=85662 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Krause Konstruction Co. has been ordered to pay $10,000 for violating Wisconsin's hazardous waste testing, generation and disposal laws, according to a news release from the state's Attorney General's office.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/05/29/krause-konstruction-to-pay-10k-for-waste-violations/feed/ 0 Wis. group, Minn. tribe among EPA grant recipients http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/09/wis-group-minn-tribe-among-epa-grant-recipients/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/09/wis-group-minn-tribe-among-epa-grant-recipients/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:15:24 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=79766 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $25,000 grants to each of four recipients in the Great Lakes region, including a Minnesota tribe and a Wisconsin nonprofit organization.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/09/wis-group-minn-tribe-among-epa-grant-recipients/feed/ 0 EPA lead rule puts state on the clock  http://dailyreporter.com/2011/08/31/epa-lead-rule-puts-state-on-the-clock/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/08/31/epa-lead-rule-puts-state-on-the-clock/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:20:30 +0000 Adam Wise http://dailyreporter.com/?p=73643 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The federal government will take over Wisconsin's lead paint inspection and enforcement in two years if the state does not increase the maximum penalty for violations. ]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/08/31/epa-lead-rule-puts-state-on-the-clock/feed/ 0 Milwaukee gets federal money to clean lead paint http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/16/milwaukee-gets-federal-grant-to-clean-lead-paint/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/16/milwaukee-gets-federal-grant-to-clean-lead-paint/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:09:54 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=65551 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s health department will get federal money to help clean up lead paint from homes. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the city $4.5 million to expand its current efforts with lead hazards and provide lead reduction in an additional 900 housing units. The money is part of a [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/16/milwaukee-gets-federal-grant-to-clean-lead-paint/feed/ 0 EPA website pains Minnesota builders http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/epa-website-pains-minnesota-builders/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/epa-website-pains-minnesota-builders/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:21:50 +0000 Dolan Media Newswires http://dailyreporter.com/?p=64895 By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Minnesota builders and remodelers are asking the state Legislature for more time to comply with a surprisingly pesky technical requirement related to the new federal lead-certification law. The request, outlined in a bill making its way through the Minnesota House, pertains to a state law that brings [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/epa-website-pains-minnesota-builders/feed/ 0 Milwaukee, Sheboygan get $6M to clear lead paint http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/milwaukee-sheboygan-get-6m-to-clear-lead-paint/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/milwaukee-sheboygan-get-6m-to-clear-lead-paint/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:54:21 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=64874 SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — The cities of Milwaukee and Sheboygan are getting a total of $6 million in federal money to help remove lead paint from homes. Milwaukee will get $4.5 million, while Sheboygan will get $1.5 million. Another $1 million will go to the state Department of Health Services. The money is part of [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/milwaukee-sheboygan-get-6m-to-clear-lead-paint/feed/ 0 Lead paint claims dismissed by court http://dailyreporter.com/2010/11/16/lead-paint-claims-dismissed-by-court/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/11/16/lead-paint-claims-dismissed-by-court/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:02:01 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=61298 By David Ziemer Wisconsin Law Journal U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph T. Randa has granted summary judgment in favor of the remainder of the defendants named in a lead paint suit under the risk contribution rule. The rule permits imposition of liability on defendants based on market share in an industry, despite a lack of [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/11/16/lead-paint-claims-dismissed-by-court/feed/ 0 Editorial cartoon  http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/24/editorial-cartoon-140/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/24/editorial-cartoon-140/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:42:24 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=58844 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> ]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/24/editorial-cartoon-140/feed/ 0 Wisconsin contractors await lead test kits  http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/21/wisconsin-contractors-await-lead-test-kits/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/21/wisconsin-contractors-await-lead-test-kits/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:58:51 +0000 Joe Lanane http://dailyreporter.com/?p=58687 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> By Joe Lanane Instead of buying a $25 kit to test for lead, Wisconsin contractors and, by extension, homeowners face shelling out up to $500 for an independent inspection before remodeling older homes. Lead Abatement at Two Residential Buildings – Phase 1 (HUD), La Crosse The state in April began requiring home-renovation contractors take lead-abatement [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/21/wisconsin-contractors-await-lead-test-kits/feed/ 0 Get the lead out … and quick http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/21/get-the-lead-out-and-quickly/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/21/get-the-lead-out-and-quickly/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:54:59 +0000 Jan Basina http://dailyreporter.com/?p=58674 By Jan Basina I occasionally see lead abatement projects posted in JobTrac. And they almost always seem to scream “Warning. Warning.” Lead Abatement at Two Residential Buildings – Phase 1 (HUD), La Crosse Take the job in La Crosse, for instance, which is bidding Oct. 5. The work is described as window replacement, covering exterior [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/21/get-the-lead-out-and-quickly/feed/ 0 Editorial cartoon  http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/17/editorial-cartoon-139/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/17/editorial-cartoon-139/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:23:03 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=58511 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> ]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/17/editorial-cartoon-139/feed/ 0 Lead licenses stir up contractors http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/14/lead-licenses-stir-up-contractors/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/14/lead-licenses-stir-up-contractors/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:26:32 +0000 Joe Lanane http://dailyreporter.com/?p=58375

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

There is never a cost that can be placed on a life lost from lead poisoning, but there is a dollar figure attached to increased regulations placed on contractors.

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/09/14/lead-licenses-stir-up-contractors/feed/ 0 National lead paint lawsuit draws local attention http://dailyreporter.com/2010/07/12/national-lead-paint-lawsuit-draws-local-attention/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/07/12/national-lead-paint-lawsuit-draws-local-attention/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:19:36 +0000 Scott Carlson http://dailyreporter.com/?p=55867 By Scott Carlson Special to The Daily Reporter Wisconsin home remodelers and builders are watching closely a national lawsuit over federal lead paint regulations. The outcome of the battle between the National Association of Home Builders and the Environmental Protection Agency could spur changes in Wisconsin’s lead paint rules. The NAHB reported it is suing [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/07/12/national-lead-paint-lawsuit-draws-local-attention/feed/ 0 EPA extends deadline for lead paint training http://dailyreporter.com/2010/06/22/epa-extends-deadline-for-lead-paint-training/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/06/22/epa-extends-deadline-for-lead-paint-training/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:29:42 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=55132 By Matthew Daly AP Writer Washington (AP) — Home improvement contractors will have more time to meet new federal requirements for dealing with lead paint. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will delay until Oct. 1 enforcement of a rule requiring contractors to take additional precautions when renovating houses where children could be exposed to lead [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/06/22/epa-extends-deadline-for-lead-paint-training/feed/ 2 Lead paint firms must cover own costs, Rhode Island judge rules http://dailyreporter.com/2010/05/26/lead-paint-firms-must-cover-own-costs-rhode-island-judge-rules/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/05/26/lead-paint-firms-must-cover-own-costs-rhode-island-judge-rules/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 15:14:27 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=54284 Eric Tucker AP Writer Providence, RI — Three companies that sold lead-based paint and were sued by the state in a landmark case cannot recover money they spent defending themselves in the lawsuit, a judge has ruled. Rhode Island in February 2006 won a jury verdict that could have forced the three companies, including the [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/05/26/lead-paint-firms-must-cover-own-costs-rhode-island-judge-rules/feed/ 0 Lack of lead tests sends contractors to lab http://dailyreporter.com/2010/04/26/lack-of-lead-tests-sends-contractors-to-lab/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/04/26/lack-of-lead-tests-sends-contractors-to-lab/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:03:19 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=44570 By Sean Ryan Wisconsin’s lead-safe work rules are forcing some contractors to make new — and sometimes difficult — choices. Builders who remodel houses built before 1978 in most cases must either assume the residences contain lead paint and follow the new lead-safe rules or hire a lab or inspector to test the houses. No [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/04/26/lack-of-lead-tests-sends-contractors-to-lab/feed/ 2 Lead paint enforcement faces broad canvas (AUDIO) http://dailyreporter.com/2010/03/04/lead-paint-enforcement-faces-broad-canvas/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/03/04/lead-paint-enforcement-faces-broad-canvas/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:37:06 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=40718 By Sean Ryan A contractor who intends to comply with new lead paint standards worries the state lacks the manpower to enforce the rules. If Robert Kuehl, president of All About Windows & Siding Inc., West Allis, follows the rules and his competitors don’t, he said, he could lose work because compliance costs money. If [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/03/04/lead-paint-enforcement-faces-broad-canvas/feed/ 1 Contractors pay to get the lead out http://dailyreporter.com/2010/02/10/contractors-pay-to-get-the-lead-out/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/02/10/contractors-pay-to-get-the-lead-out/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:40:31 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=39563 By Sean Ryan The only choice for more than 20,000 residential contractors in Wisconsin is to set aside their concerns over new lead paint requirements and prepare to comply. “You can either grouse about it or say, ‘OK, we better be prepared and prepared to do it right,’” said Tony Rink, vice president and general [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/02/10/contractors-pay-to-get-the-lead-out/feed/ 1 New lead paint rules send builders to school http://dailyreporter.com/2009/09/30/new-lead-paint-rules-send-builders-to-school/ http://dailyreporter.com/2009/09/30/new-lead-paint-rules-send-builders-to-school/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:05:31 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=33019 Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com New federal rules are sending contractors to the classroom for more lead paint training, but there’s a deadline for graduation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring builders meet higher safety standards — training supervisors, building tents around areas where lead paint will be scraped off walls and using vacuums to clean [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2009/09/30/new-lead-paint-rules-send-builders-to-school/feed/ 0 State’s high court gives victory to lead-paint makers http://dailyreporter.com/2009/07/14/state%e2%80%99s-high-court-gives-victory-to-lead-paint-makers/ http://dailyreporter.com/2009/07/14/state%e2%80%99s-high-court-gives-victory-to-lead-paint-makers/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:08:37 +0000 Rick Benedict http://dailyreporter.com/?p=4617 Ryan J. Foley AP Writer Madison — Children poisoned by lead paint cannot allege that manufacturers defectively designed the product since the dangerous lead was a key ingredient, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 6-0 decision limits the potential liability of companies that made components of lead paint for decades and are now facing [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2009/07/14/state%e2%80%99s-high-court-gives-victory-to-lead-paint-makers/feed/ 0