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Replacing lead water pipes is expensive. Not finishing the job may cost more.

by Caleigh Wells
May 7, 2024
The Biden administration has just released another $3 billion in subsidies. About 9 million lead pipes nationwide need replacing.
About 9 million lead pipes nationwide need replacing. Federal funding will cover the replacement of nearly 2 million, says Bruno Pigott with the EPA.
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Infrastructure plan targets lead pipe hazards

by Nick Wilson
May 27, 2022
Experts say efforts to replace the potentially harmful piping grids are not moving fast enough.
Workers in Flint Michigan replace a lead water service line in March 2016. The federal infrastructure law provides $15 billion to remove lead service lines, but experts say that's still not enough.
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