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"WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes
within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection
Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drinking water and
prevent public health crises like the ones in Flint, Michigan and Washington,
D.C.
Millions of people consume drinking water from lead pipes and the agency said
tighter standards would improve IQ scores in children and reduce high blood
pressure and heart disease in adults. It is the strongest overhaul of lead
rules in more than three decades, and will cost billions of dollars. Pulling it
off will require overcoming enormous practical and financial obstacles.
“These improvements ensure that in a not too distant future, there will never
be another city and another child poisoned by their pipes,” said Mona
Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician and clean water advocate who raised early alarms
about Flint."
Via
What Could Go Right? December 7, 2023:
https://theprogressnetwork.org/homelessness-2023/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
