SAN FRANCISCO – An Oakland environmental group announced Wednesday that Chrysler LLC and three auto-parts makers have agreed to end their use of lead wheel weights in California. The settlement comes ...

No one told Mike Brown to stop using lead wheel weights. He did because it made sense. Brown, owner of Iowa City Tire and Dodge Street Tire, phased out the use of lead weights earlier this year, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Lead wheel weights, which are used to balance vehicle tires, will be ...

A few years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency targeted the passenger and light truck tire wheel weight industry in an effort to eliminate lead. Since these assemblies are commonly balanced at ...

It turns out that lead wheel weights are the biggest source of lead in California's waterways. There is a bill that would ban them in favor of safer alternatives, especially stainless steel. My ...

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not regulate the manufacture, processing or distribution of lead for wheel-balancing weights under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

The Biden administration decided to forgo the rulemaking process on the neurotoxic heavy metal used on automobile weights. EPA announced it won’t regulate lead weights in automobile wheels, 15 years ...

EPA agreed to consider regulations in 2009 Groups say the lack of action is unreasonable Lead weights can fall off wheels, contaminating streams and soil Aug 23 (Reuters) - Public health and ...

A coalition of environmental groups is pushing to ban lead wheel weights, citing the toxic effects of lead dust from weights that drop off on roads and streets and are then ground into a breathable ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — The Canadian government has passed legislation to prohibit the manufacture and importation of lead-based wheel balance weights, capping an investigation into the matter that began in ...

On March 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published notice of a proposed settlement agreement to address a petition for writ of mandamus filed by the Ecology Center, the Center ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on April 3, 2024, an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding lead for wheel-balancing weights (lead wheel weights). 89 Fed. Reg ...