EPA SAYS STATE CAN REDUCE LEAD IN WATERDianne Dumanoski, Globe Staff
Another Year, Another Delay for EPA Limits on Lead in WaterThe EPA has a long way to go before it completes a years-long effort to lower the legal amount of lead that can be in drinking water, senior officials in the agency told Bloomberg Environment. This is despite the fact that the...
and rapidly. Lead pipes connect water mains in the street to homes and are typically the biggest source of lead in drinking water. They are most common in older, industrial parts of the country.
over U.S.rnEPA's decision to slash economic benefits associated with the Clean Water Rule.rnIn a letter sent to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, Sen. ... A Wittenberg - 《Greenwire》 被引量: 0发表: 2017年 Troubled waters Focuses on the pollution of United States waterways and considers th...
“We’ve known for decades that lead exposure has serious long-term impacts for children’s health. And yet, millions of lead service lines are still delivering drinking water to homes,” EPA AdministratorMichael Regansaid in an agencynews releaseannouncing the finalization...
Decades of work have drastically reduced childhood blood lead levels in the U.S., but many kids are still being exposed to the toxic metal “and the expectation is that a fair amount of that is from lead in water,” said Dr. Aaron Bernstein, a...
Millions in the U.S. could currently be at risk of consuming toxic material through their drinking water, according to a new survey released by the Environmental Protection Agency. The report found there are more than 9 million lead service lines – known to be a "significant source" of ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule on Tuesday requiring the replacement of all lead drinking-water pipes within the next 10 years, a significant step to protect public health from the long-term effects of lead exposure. The new rule updates the Lead and Copper ...
EPA agents have fanned out in Flint, targeting homes where lead levels remain stubbornly high. Joe Ragnone's tap water has the city's second highest amount of lead on record. It's classified as toxic waste. Ragnone's water doesn't look contaminated, though. It is clear when it ...