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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In its effort toward creating safer communities, the Biden-Harris Administration said it is actively addressing the pervasive issue of lead exposure, with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiling a proposal to fortify the Lead and Copper Rule, identified as a crucial step in achieving the

President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced it would require the removal of the nation's remaining lead pipes within a decade, preventing an estimated 22 million people from potential exposure to the toxic metal in their drinking water. Biden's administration announced its intention in 2021 to remove remaining lead lines over the coming years, but the plan was criticized for actually slowing down the rate of replacement and even allowing small public water syst...

Local utilities across the country would have to dig up and replace aging lead water pipes within 10 years under a Biden administration proposal.

A proposal announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency aims to remove all lead drinking water pipes across the country within a decade.

Nearly 60 drinking fountains in Bexar County schools tested over the EPA threshold on the first round of testing for lead. Of those, 49 were at SAISD schools.

The fruit pouches, made in Ecuador, were recalled weeks ago after being linked to elevated levels of lead in kids’ blood. The FDA put out an update on the growing problem Wednesday.

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The FDA said Wednesday it is investigating the source of the contamination in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency previously said cinnamon imported from a manufacturer in Ecuador was the “likely source” of the lead contamination.

New information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says food pouches that were sold in North Carolina and other states had levels of lead in them that were hundreds of times greater than federal guidelines.

STATE CAPITOL— State watchdogs are warning consumers that there is an ongoing federal investigation into applesauce pouches containing high levels of lead.