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The EPA distributed approximately $3 billion to states for lead pipe replacements based on unverified data, according to an agency watchdog.

The report means some states likely got too much money while others got too little.

ST. LOUIS -- The Environmental Protection Agency distributed about $3 billion to states last year to replace harmful lead pipes based on unverified data, according to an agency inspector generals memo, likely meaning some states got too much money and others got too little.

The Environmental Protection Agency watchdog says the agency distributed about $3 billion to states last year to replace harmful lead pipes based on unverified data. That's according to an agency inspector general’s memo. It likely means some states got too much money and others got too little. The 2021 infrastructure law allocated $15 billion over five years for states and territories to find and replace lead pipes, which can reduce IQ and mental development in children. The watchdog has...

The Environmental Protection Agency distributed about $3 billion to states last year to replace harmful lead pipes based on unverified data, according to an agency inspector general's memo, likely meaning some states got too much money and others got too little. Investigators found two states had submitted inaccurate data, the memo released Wednesday said. The EPA has since made changes, but the inspector general said the agency could do more.

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The Environmental Protection Agency watchdog says the agency distributed about $3 billion to states last year to replace harmful lead pipes based on unverified data

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