Like a shakedown of companies.
absolutely a shakedown
and their next one is pcb’s in caulking
Precisely, nothing but extortion. Milwaukee has been an economic basket case for years. Gotta find some billpayers.
Of course, lead has been used in paint for eons. Nobody knew there was a problem until it became an issue in the 70s. I expect that a lot of the homes in “poor” neighborhoods came into disrepair and the stuff began to peel off the walls. Families ingested it from the dust and/or kids eating it.
When the issue became apparent the paint companies found new formulas and lead was eliminated (except for the Chinese).
So now the lefties want to go after people who made stuff that was perfectly legal at the time it was sold and for which there was no evidence of a lead issue.
Does this sound familiar? We have Onada trying to prosecute CIA interrogators for using “agressive” methods to extract info to keep America safe. And they are doing it simply because they don’t like the techniques—not because it was illegal.