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.

The White House has made removing every lead pipe within 10 years in the United States a centerpiece of its plan to address racial disparities and environmental issues in the wake of water contamination crises in recent years,

Lead pipes are still a big problem for drinking water in the US, especially when it comes to risks posed to children.

President Joe Biden will travel to Milwaukee on Tuesday to announce the replacement of lead service water lines nationwide within 10 years costing about $2.6 billion.

This week the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule mandating that all pipes made out of lead be replaced.

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from Maine’s 1st Congressional District, praised the Biden-Harris administration Tuesday for a new rule requiring states to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years.

A new EPA rule requires U.S. drinking water systems to replace lead pipes within the next decade — building on ongoing efforts in the St. Louis area.

The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a new rule on Tuesday, the mandate is that all lead pipes in the United States, coast to coast, have to be removed and replaced within the next ten years.

President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday finalized a rule mandating the removal of the nation's remaining lead pipes within a decade, a move aimed at preventing millions of people from