MDEQ reminds homeowners of Lead-based Paint Program

JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is advising homeowners to ensure that their renovators and painters are certified by the agency’s Lead-based Paint Program. This caution applies only to homes built before 1978, and if the renovation work disturbs old paint that contains lead. Mississippi’s Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program [...] [...]