US EditionTrump EPA says it will defend tough lead pipe rule from Biden, but details to come
UNITED STATES, AUG 5 – The EPA aims to protect up to 900,000 infants and prevent 1,500 premature deaths annually by enforcing a 10-year lead pipe replacement across the U.S., officials said.
- The Environmental Protection Agency will defend the Biden administration’s rule for reducing lead in drinking water against a court challenge.
- The rule mandates the replacement of all lead pipes within ten years, marking the strongest change in lead-in-water standards in around thirty years.
- Jared Thompson of the Natural Resources Defense Council expressed concern about the EPA's potential for loopholes in the rule's implementation.
- The regulation limits lead concentrations to 10 parts per billion, a reduction from the previous standard of 15 parts per billion.
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Trump EPA says it will defend tough lead pipe rule from Biden, but details to come
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would defend the Biden administration's strict rules to reduce lead in drinking water against a utility group court challenge.
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Workmen prepare to replace older water pipes with a new copper one in Newark, N.J., Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it will defend the Biden administration’s aggressive rule for reducing lead in drinking water against a court challenge, though public health advocates worry officials could still weaken it. The rule gave cities and towns a 10-year deadline to replace all of their lead pip…
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