Biden moves to replace all lead pipes within the next decade

Side Note: Currently, there are more than nine million U.S. households accessing drinking water from service lines that contain lead. Texas will need at least $61.25 billion to replace all pipes containing lead. Second only to California, who will require $83.52 billion, according to the EPA’s 7th Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment.(CNN) – MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – President Joe Biden took a major step toward eliminating the national scourge of lead pipes, unveiling a new rule mandating the removal of all lead pipes within the next decade, in addition to $2.6 billion in new funding toward the environmental and public health goal.Related Stories “It’s taken too long and hasn’t been given enough priority – until now. This is the United States of America, for God’s sake. There’s no safe level of lead exposure. Period. None,” Biden said Tuesday at the headquarters of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Department of Public Works.Biden offered a swipe at former President Donald Trump, whom he referred to as “my predecessor,” and Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, whom he directly named.“I said I’d keep my commitment to insist that all communities have access to investments and improved safety and security in their neighborhood. And that’s...