Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring …
WEB1 day ago · WASHINGTON – Today, October 8, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also require more rigorous testing of drinking water and a lower threshold requiring communities to take action to protect people from lead exposure in water.
Biden moves to replace all lead pipes within the next decade
WEB1 day ago · Milwaukee, Wisconsin CNN —. President Joe Biden took a major step toward eliminating the national scourge of lead pipes, unveiling a new rule mandating the removal of all lead pipes within the ...
Biden Requires Lead Drinking-Water Pipes to be Replaced …
WEB1 day ago · The E.P.A. estimates that water utilities must replace about nine million lead pipes at a total cost of $20 billion to $30 billion over a decade. While much of that cost will fall to the utilities ...
Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes ...
WEB1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.. Biden announced the final Environmental Protection ...
Biden Announces New Rule to Remove All US Lead Pipes in a …
WEB1 day ago · The White House has made removing every lead pipe within 10 years in the United States a centerpiece of its plan to address racial disparities and environmental issues in the wake of water ...
Biden to announce $2.6B in funding to replace all lead pipes ... - CBS News
WEB1 day ago · October 8, 2024 / 5:00 AM EDT / CBS News. Milwaukee, Wisconsin – President Biden is set to announce $2.6 billion in funding to replace all lead pipes in the United States as part of a new EPA ...
Biden requires U.S. cities to replace lead pipes nationwide - NPR
WEB1 day ago · Officials are using money from the federal infrastructure law to accelerate lead-pipe replacement work and meet a goal to remove all lead pipes within 10 years, down from an initial 60-year timeframe.
Biden to Announce Plan Replacing All US Lead Pipes in a Decade
WEB1 day ago · Listen. 1:22. President Joe Biden will announce a plan to replace all lead pipes in the country over the next 10 years, pledging an additional $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency ...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Billion for Lead Pipe ...
WEBWASHINGTON – Today, May 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $3 billion from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help every state and territory identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water.
Biden Administration to Require Replacing of Lead Pipes Within …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · The Biden administration is proposing new restrictions that would require the removal of virtually all lead water pipes across the country in an effort to prevent another public health...