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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.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's an admirable policy, but that's a lot of pipes for one man to replace, even in four years.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

"within 10 years." Not four, I'm pretty sure all Biden has to do is talk and sign something, local workers would be the ones actually doing it

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 3 points 10 months ago

Gotta start somewhere. It's killing people everywhere. And in a few decades, we'll be looking at lead pipes like how we look at asbestos.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

If Trump is elected, watch him cancel this program and announce a program to replace all water pipes with lead ones, just to spite Biden.

[–] Zugyuk 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Some people, the best people love leaded water for it's sweet taste

[–] arin 5 points 10 months ago

The only way to secure more retarded voters

[–] 1847953620 4 points 10 months ago

we really should've stepped off to the side and let the problem solve itself when he suggested drinking bleach

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In before GOP has a temper tantrum because lead-filled voters is their biggest supporters.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

They also require the right to fill anyone else with it.