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The state of Rhode Island contended in a landmark court case that lead paint still in buildings from decades ago is a public nuisance. But the jury couldn’t agree on this question and a deadlock led to a mistrial. Host Steve Curwood talks with the Providence Journal’s environment writer Peter Lord about the case.
The state of Rhode Island contended in a landmark court case that lead paint still in buildings from decades ago is a public nuisance. But the jury couldn’t agree on this question and a deadlock led to a mistrial. Host Steve Curwood talks with the Providence Journal’s environment writer Peter Lord about the case.