Rhode Island Wants Companies to Pay $2.4 Billion to Clean Up Lead

Three former lead paint manufacturers who lost a landmark lawsuit in Rhode Island would have to pay an estimated $2.4 billion to clean up hundreds of thousands of homes contaminated with lead under a state proposal released Friday. The plan would involve 10,000 workers and is projected to take four years. Rhode Island, which claimed the industry created a public nuisance, was the first state to sue, and its victory last year was the first time anyone had successfully sued former lead paint manufacturers.

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