Watchdog: EPA's lead pipe fix sent about $3 billion to states based on unverified data – Winnipeg Free Press
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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
The EPA has set official limits on six types of forever chemicals in U.S. public drinking water. Experts say it’s a huge step in the right direction, but the limits don’t go into effect immediately. Public health utilities have 5 years to make any adjustments they may need to meet the new standards.
Two suits filed in March allege pollution from the plant into waterways exceeded the company's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.
An alphabet soup of pollutants have been pouring into a waterway near Lake Erie, according to environmental groups and the US Justice Department.