Federal lead-pipe rule overhauled for first time in decades
Sarah Kaplan and Brady Dennis, The Washington Post
Dec. 22, 2020
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1of3A woman gazes out her window as bottled water is loaded into the back seat of her car at a water distribution site at Greater Holy Temple in Flint, Mich., on Thursday, December 20, 2018. In 2014, the drinking water in Flint was contaminated with lead, leading to a multiyear public health crisis.Washington Post photo by Brittany GreesonShow MoreShow Less
2of3View of the Flint river as it flows through downtown Flint, Mich., Feb. 29, 2016. The City of Flint, through a series of maneuvers, switched the source of drinking water in 2014 from Detroit to the Flint River. But officials failed to use corrosion inhibitors, which caused lead from aging pipes to leach into the water supply. As many as 100,000 residents were exposed to high levels of lead, a potent neurotoxin.Washington Post photo by Linda DavidsonShow MoreShow