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Forbes
Forbes
30 Nov 2023


The Biden administration will propose new requirements Thursday to replace virtually all lead pipes in the U.S. within in a decade, the New York Times reports, fulfilling a major promise the president’s made to overhaul lead pipes in the wake of crises like the contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, that put Americans’ health at risk.

Workers hold new water pipe before lowering it into ground

Workers with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) install a new water pipe on April 22, 2021 ... [+] in Oakland, California.

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The proposal, which the Times reports will be issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency, would require the removal of approximately nine million pipes across the country, calling for them to be replaced within the next 10 years.

This story is breaking and will be updated.