President Biden has announced a plan to “strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that would require water systems to replace lead service lines within 10 years."

The Biden administration has announced a proposal to “strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule that would require water systems to replace lead service lines within 10 years,” the White House said in a statement on Thursday.

According to the White House, more than 9.2 million American households connect to water through lead pipes and lead service lines and, due to “decades of inequitable infrastructure development and underinvestment,” many Americans are at risk of lead exposure.

“There is no safe level of exposure to lead, particularly for children, and eliminating lead exposure from the air, water, and homes is a crucial component of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic commitment to advancing environmental justice,” the Biden administration said.

  • FontMasterFlex@lemmy.world
    14·
    11 months ago

    with what money? the billions sent to ukraine? i’m ok with the proposal, but like most things dems dream up, there is little to no thought about funding. this is why most of the time the gop is against it. then people scream about how the gop is against providing clean drinking water. *facepalm

    • RalphFurley@lemmy.world
      21·
      11 months ago

      You think billions of cash and gold were sent to Ukraine ? lol

      The Pentagon values the hardware and equipment at the then production costs that are just sitting there where either we pay to safely store and maintain the tanks, etc or safely dispose of expired munitions and ammo.

      Or, you know, why not send over this surplus we already bought and paid for, paying to store it or destroy it, to a country defending itself from genocidal invaders and help stop imperialism.

      Sure, there is overhead to and costs for all this, but it’s a drop in the bucket to what you think it is.