State prepares for lead inspections in upstate homes

Jan. 10, 2025 – In an effort to mitigate the public health risk of lead paint in homes across aging upstate cities, the state is implementing a process for inspecting properties and remedying the danger. We get an update on this effort, which is supposed to start before the end of 2025, from Gary Ginsberg, head of the state health department’s Center for Environmental Health.