US EditionChicago Residents Risk Daily Lead Exposure From Toxic Pipes. Replacing Them Will Take Decades.
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Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind the Federal Deadline – Inside Climate News
The Biden-era U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandated that water systems across the country replace all their lead service lines. Under the new rule, most water systems will have 10 years to complete replacements, while Chicago will likely get just over 20, starting in 2027, when that requirement kicks in. But the city’s replacement plan, submitted to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in April per state law and obtained through …
Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic pipes. Replacing them will take decades.
Growing up in Chicago, Chakena D. Perry knew not to trust the water coming out of her tap. “It was just one of these unspoken truths within households like mine — low-income, Black households — that there was some sort of distrust with the water,” said Perry, who later learned that Chicago is the city with the most lead service lines in the country. “No one really talked about it, but we never used our tap for just regular drinking.” Now, as a s…
Many Chicagoans likely to wait decades for dangerous lead pipes to be replaced – Usa news
This story is a partnership between WBEZ, Grist and Inside Climate News. Growing up in Chicago, Chakena D. Perry knew not to trust the water coming out of her tap. “It was just one of these unspoken truths within households like mine — low-income, Black households — that there was some sort of distrust with the water,” said Perry, who later learned that Chicago is the city with the most lead service lines in the country. “No one really talked ab…
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