Trumps EPA Cuts To Lead Paint Programs Are Going To Hit Black People The Hardest
Trump’s EPA Cuts To Lead Paint Programs Are Going To Hit Black People The Hardest
Cuts to programs focused on reducing lead paint exposure could exacerbate environmental racism.
By Julia Craven 04/06/2017 07:01 pm ET
During a 2016 campaign speech to a mostly white crowd in Dimondale, Michigan, soon-to-be President Donald Trump directed a plea to black voters in the upcoming general election.
“You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose?” he bellowed into the microphone.
But, on March 31, a 64-page budget memo for the 2018 fiscal year obtained by The Washington Post revealed that officials within the Environmental Protection Agency want to eradicate two programs that curb children’s exposure to lead paint. This proposed cut would include the Lead Risk Reduction Program, which trains building renovators on safe paint removal, maintains federal safety standards and educates the public on the detrimental health effects of lead exposure.
While this is just a proposal at the moment, one thing is clear: poor black people, especially children, would be hit the hardest despite Trump’s promises to protect them.
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