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Coverage dated October 7, 2024

EPA sets 10-year deadline for removal of all lead pipes nationwide

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The rule supplants a looser standard set forth by former President Donald Trump’s administration that didn’t include a universal requirement to replace lead pipes.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    EPA sets 10-year deadline for removal of all lead pipes nationwide (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The rule supplants a looser standard set forth by former President Donald Trump’s administration that didn’t include a universal requirement to replace lead pipes.

  2. Roll Call

    EPA opts for more stringent rule on lead pipes (opens Roll Call)

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    The EPA on Tuesday finalized a lead pipe rule requiring service lines containing the toxic metal to be replaced within 10 years.

  3. The Hill

    EPA says lead pipes have to be removed in 10 years (opens The Hill)

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    Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA says lead pipes have to be removed in 10 years About a decade after the Flint water crisis, the Biden administration is requiring the removal of most of the nation’s lead water pipes within 10 yea…

  4. MedicalXpress

    EPA finalizes rule to require removal of lead pipes in US water system (opens MedicalXpress)

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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday finalized a rule that will require the removal of all lead pipes from the country

  5. Bridge Michigan

    A decade after Flint, feds require nationwide lead pipe removal (opens Bridge Michigan)

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    A rule finalized Tuesday gives water providers across the country 10 years to get lead pipes out of their drinking water systems.

  6. NPR

    The U.S. must replace its lead pipes, according to new EPA rule (opens NPR)

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    The EPA is finalizing a rule to require replacement of lead service lines that connect homes to water systems. The change would lower lead levels in drinking water but poses logistical challenges.

  7. New Hampshire Union Leader

    In final rule, EPA requires removal of all US lead pipes in a decade (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Oct 8 (Reuters) - 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,

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    EPA requires removal of all US lead pipes in a decade (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    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

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