EPA proposes rule to replace all lead water pipes in U.S. within 10 years: "Trying to right a longstanding wrong"

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57% : In: Environmental Protection Agency Lead Levels
48% : November 30, 2023 / 6:42 AM EST / CBS/AFP Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drinking water and prevent public health crises like the ones in Flint, Michigan, and Washington, D.C.Millions of people consume drinking water from lead pipes and the agency said tighter standards would improve IQ scores in children and reduce high blood pressure and heart disease in adults.
42% : addition, the EPA announced it wants to lower the level of lead at which utilities are forced to take action.

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