President Joe Biden announced Thursday $3 billion toward identifying and replacing theĀ nationās unsafeĀ leadĀ pipes,Ā a long-sought move to improve public health and clean drinking waterĀ that will be paidĀ for by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Biden unveiled the new fundingĀ in North Carolina, a battleground state Democrats have lost to Donald Trump in the past two presidential electionsĀ but are feeling more bullish toward due to an abortion measure on the stateās ballot this November.
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The Environmental Protection Agency will invest $3 billion in theĀ leadĀ pipe effort annually through 2026, Administrator Michael Regan told reporters. He said that nearly 50% of the funding will go to disadvantaged communities ā and a fact sheet from the Biden administration noted that ālead exposure disproportionately affects communities of color and low-income families.ā
Iām confused, are you saying we shouldnt be removing lead pipes which have been in use for nearly 40 years minimum?
They are only still in use because āthey are so covered in minerals itās probably fineā ignoring the fact that even a minuscule amount of lead leads to problems in both children and adults.
Could they focus on other things? Sure. But thereās always going to be āsomething more important than thisā so itās either pick something, or do nothing. Which option would you like?
No Iām saying our politicians suck so much ass that theyāre literally 50+ years behind the curve. How the fuck are lead pipes still a thing at all??? Shit should have been done decades ago.