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<item><title>U. S. EPA settlement requires Salinas&#44; Calif. Realty company to remove lead&#45;based paint (CA)</title><link>http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/DA2208A0750BD22985257EAB0066B8AA</link><description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &#150; The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Piini Realty&#44; Inc. for failing to notify its tenants about the potential presence of lead&#45;based paint at 12 rental units located in Salinas&#44; Calif. 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