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    EPA Proposes New Regulations For Lead In Drinking Water

    The new proposal is being criticized for not proactively replacing lead service lines across the nation. It also keeps the same threshold for lead in drinking water that the U.S. currently has.
    by Paolo Zialcita Oct 11, 2019 2 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new proposal that would change how communities test for lead in drinking water. It's the first major update to the Lead and Copper Rule in nearly 30 years, but it does not go as far as many health advocates had hoped.

    The regulations are aimed at stopping people's water from being contaminated through lead pipes points out that ingesting lead "can be harmful to human health even at low exposure levels."

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