cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20665840
President Biden on Tuesday announced $2.6 billion in funding to replace all lead pipes in the United States as part of a new EPA rule that will require lead pipes to be identified and replaced within 10 years using the new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.
the question is why isn’t “made of literal poison” considered “broke” for something that carries drinking water?
I don’t have the answer to that, but I can only assume it’s like “well, it hasn’t killed us and it cost more money that we can pay to fix it”