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Biden-Harris Administration Reports Significant Progress Toward Protecting
Children from Lead Poisoning
WASHINGTON-Today, May 9, the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks to Children is publishing
the Progress Report on the Federal Lead Action Plan, a comprehensive update on
the government’s progress since 2018 toward reducing childhood lead
exposures. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS), as co-leading members of the Task Force’s Lead
Exposures Subcommittee, are leading aggressive actions to combat lead
exposure.
“We’ve made excellent progress toward protecting children from the risks
of lead exposure, advancing President Biden’s commitment to environmental
justice and protections for all communities,” said EPA Deputy Administrator
Janet McCabe. “The federal family has taken meaningful steps that will
reduce lead exposure, and we are united in our commitment to improve
children’s health and to ensure that populations overburdened with pollution
have the opportunity to lead healthier lives.”
“Children are our future. We must ensure that they have safe places to learn
and grow. This progress report outlines the steps we are taking to ensure that
healthier future by reducing childhood exposure to lead and shows the
Biden-Harris commitment to environmental justice and health equity for all,”
said Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine.
“Protecting the health of vulnerable populations, especially children and
families with limited resources, is paramount. Our Task Force’s progress in
implementing the Action Plan reflects the Biden-Harris administration’s shared
commitment to investing resources in lead safety programs,” said HUD Acting
Secretary Adrianne Todman. “The individual programs to implement Justice40 and
additional administration initiatives are complemented by the many interagency
activities described in the progress report.”
The 2018 Federal Lead Action Plan was released with a clear vision: to reduce
childhood exposure to lead and its harmful effects. Since then, the federal
government has been working to implement strategies outlined in the plan, and
leveraging partnerships with states, Tribes, local communities, business, and
caregivers to achieve this shared goal.
The progress report summarizes the significant strides made toward reducing
lead exposure and improving children’s health through landmark initiatives
including:
Reducing lead in drinking water, land, air, food, housing, and consumer
products,
Improving childhood lead poisoning testing to improve children’s health
outcomes,
Enhancing lead hazard communication with partners and the public with
streamlined messaging,
Supporting critical research that informs efforts to reduce lead exposures and
health risks, and much more.
The President’s Task Force is the focal point for the federal government to
scope, plan, and act together for the betterment of children’s environmental
health and safety. The Task Force engages multiple government departments,
agencies, and other federal partners to coordinate efforts to address the
array of environmental and social stressors that threaten the health of
children, with particular focus on areas including lead exposures, asthma
disparities, chemical exposures, climate change, emergencies, and disasters.
These efforts have complemented the Biden-Harris Administration’s Lead Pipe
and Paint Action Plan, which laid out over 15 new commitments from more than
10 federal agencies to make sure that the federal government marshals every
resource and every tool it can to make rapid progress towards ensuring a
lead-free future. These efforts have also complemented the President’s
Justice40 Initiative, which set a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits
of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are
marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution.
Read the Progress Report on the Federal Lead Action Plan.
Learn more about The President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks
and Safety Risks to Children.
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