AAMA: $500K Crackdown on Lowe's Over Lead-Paint Rule Was a Publicity Stunt

EPA penalties were intended to push remodelers into getting certification while making an example of Lowe's, association's president says

The recent $500,000 penalty levied against Lowe’s for alleged violations of the lead-paint rule "was imposed to make an example of this nationally-recognized brand, create a media blitz and cajole more contractors into becoming RRP-certified," the president of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association asserts. "The real issue at hand here is legislative reform and the ongoing need for a major overhaul to RRP," Rich Walker writes. Read more