- The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a plan to require drinking water pipes that contain lead to be replaced within 10 years.
- The proposal would strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule and allocate $15 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace lead service lines in water systems across the country.
- Administration officials say President Biden is committed to replacing all lead pipes in the nation — an action that comes nearly a decade after the Flint water crisis.
