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AT&T says lead cables in Lake Tahoe “pose no danger” and should stay in place (arstechnica.com)
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AT&T's legacy telephone network may have nearly 200,000 miles of lead-covered cables, according to an estimate by AT&T submitted in a court filing.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait until people realize how much of our water infrastructure is built with lead piping.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

The only thing keeping that piping from contaminating the water supply is proper water chemistry. If politicians cut funding to water treatment plants, this will be a problem. This is what Happened to Flint, MI.