Work to get lead paint out of NJ homes faces funding cliff ^0%

Gothamist - By Michael Sol Warren - 3/31/2026, 10:31 AM

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Work to get lead out of Garden State homes has surged in recent years, fueled by an influx of federal pandemic relief money and urgency from Newark’s drinking water crisis. But it’s been years since Newark largely dealt with its water problems, with the subsequent calm taking attention away from lead issues. Now the federal aid is... more