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The Civil Engineering Society gave the country's drinking water infrastructure a C- rating in 2021

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans' health at risk.

Michael Regan, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Pittsburgh on Tuesday to promote the administration's efforts to ensure a safer drinking water system and more reliable wastewater infrastructure Projects underway in Pittsburgh - such as an effort to get rid of lead pipes - are among several across the country that are being funded through bipartisan 2021 legislation that designated $50 pillion toward improving water infrastructure.

"President Biden and I believe that every person in our country should have a right to clean water no matter where they live or how much money they make," Harris said in a news release from the EPA. "With this investment, we are continuing our urgent work to remove every lead pipe in the country and ensure that every American has access to safe and reliable drinking water."

The federal government won't pick the projects funded by the investment announced Tuesday. Rather, it will funnel the money to states, territories and tribes through the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs.

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[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 59 points 2 years ago (3 children)

One of the first things the Trump Administration did in their second year was to cut EPA funding by 31%, including clean water programs. Then the proposed nothing in exchange but more cuts for the rich. Hopefully they don't reduce the EPAs budget further to make up for it.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

One of trump’s best donors was the Koch brothers, who donated on the expectation of deregulation.

Because it was more profitable to get Trump and other republicans elected than it was to follow benzene monitoring regulations in their Corpus Christi plant.

The EPA fucked them over , and that’s far from the only action against them.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trump 2024. We need more asbestos water infrastructure.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Nothing washes down baked lead pipe like some asbestos water.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

They did that and they packed a SCOTUS that is neutering the EPA as well.