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Biden Administration Announces Plan to Replace 100% of Lead Pipes in U.S. Homes

posted by martyb on Friday December 17 2021, @10:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the get-the-lead-out dept.

takyon writes:

Biden administration announces plan to replace 100% of lead pipes in US homes

The Biden administration on Thursday announced a "whole of government strategy" to remove dangerous lead from Americans' drinking water, including billions of dollars to begin replacing 100% of the lead pipes servicing the nation's homes.

Environmental groups praised the plan, which includes a promise to begin the process of strengthening the nation's drinking water standards to reflect the science showing that lead is toxic for children at any level.

But lawyers at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), which has been leading efforts to fight lead, said they worry that the plan lacks a solid timeline and fails to deliver enforceable requirements.

The set of actions announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) included the release of the first $2.9bn of $15bn approved in Biden's infrastructure plan for local water agencies to begin replacing lead pipes and called for the efforts to focus on the low-income communities who face the most risk of lead poisoning. It also listed 15 new actions across 10 federal agencies to address lead dangers from both water and paint.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 17 2021, @11:47PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 17 2021, @11:47PM (#1205988)

    They are insinuating that all black people are poor and all white people are rich and oppressive. Been their montra for the past few years. Biden even said it out loud.

    I'm sure you have a direct quote to cite then. Not like it matters, no one wanted the old racist grandpa but DNC corruption gave us no choice. As long as conservatives remain batshit insane willing to go all Jihad on liberals it is unlikely we'll be able to break the corporate grip on US politics.

    I'm sure your hunteresque comment includes the 4 years of Donny's nepotism with his children. You'll totally condemn them, any minute now..........

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Username on Saturday December 18 2021, @12:32AM (2 children)

    by Username (4557) on Saturday December 18 2021, @12:32AM (#1206008)

    I'm sure you have a direct quote to cite then.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idpevmeoK1A [youtube.com]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 18 2021, @06:01PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 18 2021, @06:01PM (#1206178)

      Wow that is your citation? A word mixup from an old racist? No mention of the oppression, so your citation at best is 25% supportive of your thesis. Please remember this next time someone calls you an idiot. Also, care to revisit Don's wide selection of racist quotes? I'm sure a principled man such as yourself will condemn and disavow without regard for political affiliation /s No way you'd let a false narrative override your integrity! I don't like Biden, but you hypocrites are worse by a wide margin.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 18 2021, @08:01PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 18 2021, @08:01PM (#1206199)

        Too much lead in his pipes is what leads him to fall for such crap.