Groups that advocate for clean water are applauding the Environmental Protection Agency's new rule on replacing lead pipes - but they warn that the drinking water in schools remains at risk

The [Environmental Protection Agency] has set a 10-year deadline for most utilities to replace lead service lines, but omitted requirements for schools to replace the water fountains or plumbing that have lead components.

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  • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
    55·
    28 days ago

    it’s up to school superintendents and legislators to ensure students’ water is safe.

    And 20 years later there will be a committee investigating why schools didn’t do shit.