The Safe Drinking Water Act authorizes EPA to establish regulations for public water systems, and the Lead and Copper Rule was established in 1991 to reduce exposure to lead in drinking water.

EPA proposes new rule on lead in paint in older homes and schools 01:57. Washington — Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is ...

“There is no safe lead exposure level,” White House national climate adviser Ali Zaidi told reporters. ... The EPA said the rule is expected to reduce lead exposure for nearly 1.2 million people.

Flint residents still seeking justice after 10 years of water crisis 04:38. The Environmental Protection Agency says lead in the water in Flint, Michigan, is lower than federal safety limits specify.

The EPA estimates the new rule will reduce the lead exposures of up to 1.2 million people per year, including 178,000 to 326,000 children under age 6. Advertisement ...

The EPA estimates the new rule will reduce the lead exposures of up to 1.2 million people per year, including 178,000 to 326,000 children under age 6.

The Environmental Protection Agency has described as "at risk" 45 public water supplies which serve almost half a million ...

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic pipes. Replacing them will take decades. The city with the most lead ...

Louisiana will receive $412K from the EPA to remove lead pipes from schools and childcare facilities under a national ...

Poole, who started April 14, and her newly hired team of two other former EPA staffers will begin their work by focusing on lead-based paint hazards as they build out the new program.

There is no safe level of lead, according to the EPA. Lead is a potent neurotoxin that, in children, can harm mental and physical development, slow learning and irreversibly damage the brain.