Biden, lead pipes
Biden announces new rule to remove all US lead pipes in a decade
The Biden administration finalized a landmark rule on Tuesday that would require water utilities to replace virtually every lead pipe in the country within 10 years, tackling a major threat that is particularly dangerous to infants and children.
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WATCH LIVE: Biden discusses progress in replacing lead pipes in Milwaukee
President Joe Biden is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to discuss the progress made in replacing lead pipes and creating good-paying jobs. The Environmental Protection Agency ruled on Tuesday to mandate that all water utilities replace all lead pipes within 10 years.
Biden announcing plan to fast-track lead pipe replacement in the U.S.
Chicago, with one of the highest concentrations of lead pipes in the nation, initially had more than four decades to replace all of its pipes under an EPA proposal. Now it would have about half that time.
What to know about President Joe Biden's visit to Milwaukee on lead pipe replacements
Wisconsin would receive $43 million of $2.6 billion for drinking water upgrades and lead pipe replacements, White House says
EPA requires lead pipes to be replaced nationwide within 10 years
The landmark rule imposes the strictest limits on lead in drinking water since federal standards were set 30 years ago.
Expect traffic delays and road closures Tuesday as Joe Biden visits Milwaukee
Expect highway closures along Interstate 794 Tuesday as President Joe Biden arrives in Milwaukee to tout additional funding for drinking water upgrades and lead pipe replacements. Drivers should expect increased traffic,
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Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on lead pipes in Wisconsin
President Biden will deliver remarks in Milwaukee Tuesday, touching on the administration’s work replacing lead pipes and job creation. Biden has committed to replace every lead pipe in the nation to advance safe drinking water.
White House announces final rule aiming to replace lead pipes nationwide within 10 years
President Joe Biden will travel to Milwaukee on Tuesday to announce the replacement of lead service water lines nationwide ...
US Finalizes Rule To Remove Lead Pipes Within A Decade
President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday finalized a rule mandating the removal of the nation's remaining lead pipes ...
EPA opts for more stringent rule on lead pipes
The EPA on Tuesday finalized a lead pipe rule requiring service lines containing the toxic metal to be replaced within 10 ...
Historic EPA rule wants to eliminate $30 billion worth of lead pipes across the US
The EPA announced the new rule on Tuesday, over ten years after lead and bacteria contaminated the water of Flint, Michigan, ...
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Democrats tell White House to speed up lead pipes rule
Democrats are calling on the Biden administration to swiftly finalize a sweeping rule to remove lead from drinking water in ...
REUTERS IMPACT US looks to resurrect more nuclear reactors, White House adviser says
The Biden administration is working on plans to bring additional decommissioned nuclear power reactors back online to help ...
Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, takes on 'senior adviser' title
The White House's top spokesperson has assumed the additional title of "senior adviser," the administration announced Monday.