The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will give $3 billion to states to reduce the presence of lead in drinking water, the agency said in a Nov. 25 statement.
“This funding will accelerate progress in finding and removing lead pipes (also known as lead service lines that deliver water to homes, schools, and businesses),” the EPA said. “Lead pipes are the key source of lead—a potent neurotoxin particularly harmful to children—in drinking water.”
Children exposed to lead may suffer damage to the brain and nervous system, experience learning and behavioral problems, undergo slowed growth and development, and have speech and hearing issues, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention….