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Landlords Criticize Expense of City Lead-Hazard Testing Proposal

February 15, 2017

Even small amounts of lead can permanently harm a child’s brain development. Lead paint was banned in 1978. Houses built before that — the majority of the city’s stock — potentially contain lead hazards. The ordinance would, require rental-property owners to certify once every four years that their properties are lead safe or lead free.

Proposal Could Make All Lancaster City Rentals Lead-Safe or Lead-Free Over Four Years

February 7, 2017

Lancaster City introduced an amendment to the Lead Ordinance to require every rental unit obtain a Clearance every 4 years at the time of their systematic inspection.

How the Anti-Vaxxers Are Winning

February 8, 2017

Measles is one of the most contagious and most lethal of all human diseases. A single person infected with the virus can infect more than a dozen unvaccinated people.

Pa. Lags Behind Other States on Protecting Children From Lead Poisoning

February 1, 2017

Bills that are expected to come before the Pennsylvania House and Senate in the current session would require lead testing of all children and all licensed day cares and mandate that older rental properties become lead safe.

Radon Levels in Lancaster County Still Among Highest in Pennsylvania

January 17, 2017

Lancaster County still has some of the highest and most dangerous levels of radon in the state, new Department of Environmental Protection data show.