‘Game changer’: EPA rule would force removal of America’s lead pipes

Photo caption: A worker shows both a lead water service line (left) and the replacement copper line. […] Photo credit: Charles Krupa / AP. Article by Ariel Wittenberg. E & E News – November 30, 2023.

EPA is calling on utilities to eliminate the largest source of lead contamination in drinking water with a proposal to require removal of all lead pipes within the next decade. “Everyone in this country should be able to turn on their tap for a glass of water and know that it’s safe to drink,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said at a press briefing for […]

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