Ten years after Ohio blocked lawsuits against lead paint manufacturers, local governments in California have .
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to lawsuits against the paint companies ConAgra and Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams, letting stand a $400 million ruling for California cities and counties to cover the cost of lead paint abatement.
In Cleveland, Spencer Wells of the said advocates and the city are looking at a low-interest loan program to help landlords clean up their properties, but he said large out-of-state investors shouldn鈥檛 have access to the same loans as local property owners.
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An ordinance introduced to city council鈥檚 development committee last year would .
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