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The problem within: Biden targets lead pipes, pushes equity | News, Sports, Jobs


National News
Apr 16, 2021
CHICAGO (AP) In the modest bungalows and two-flats of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, there’s never a shortage of needed home repairs staring residents in the face. And then there is the less obvious but more ominous problem lurking in their pipes.
“There are so many issues that seem more immediate, whether it’s the roof, the windows, siding, insulation,” said 51-year-old Enrique Nieto, who has lived in the predominantly Latino neighborhood all his life. “The lead issue is not the one that’s right in front of you.”
Given short shrift by public officials for decades, the lead pipes snaking through Chicago and communities of every size from rural Maine to suburban California are in the national spotlight now as President Joe Biden pushes to spend $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe in the country as part of his big infrastructure package. ....

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The problem within: Biden targets lead pipes | News, Sports, Jobs


Apr 16, 2021
CHICAGO (AP) In the modest bungalows and two-flats of Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, there’s never a shortage of needed home repairs staring residents in the face. And then there is the less obvious but more ominous problem lurking in their pipes.
“There are so many issues that seem more immediate, whether it’s the roof, the windows, siding, insulation,” said 51-year-old Enrique Nieto, who has lived in the predominantly Latino neighborhood all his life. “The lead issue is not the one that’s right in front of you.”
Given short shrift by public officials for decades, the lead pipes snaking through Chicago and communities of every size from rural Maine to suburban California are in the national spotlight now as President Joe Biden pushes to spend $45 billion to replace every lead water pipe in the country as part of his big infrastructure package. ....

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Illinois Coal Ash Rule Will Clean Up Coal's Dirty Legacy


Victory: The final rule ensures a safer, healthier future for Illinoisans
Contacts
Paul Dailing, Environmental Law & Policy Center, (312) 771-1979, [email protected]
Andrew Rehn, Prairie Rivers Network, (708) 305-6181, [email protected]
Adil Trehan, Sierra Club, (202) 630-7275, [email protected]
Springfield, IL —
The Illinois Pollution Control Board’s finalization of coal ash regulations makes significant strides to rectify coal s toxic footprint in Illinois. The rules create a comprehensive framework for the detection and clean up of coal ash contamination of groundwater — the first in the state’s history to specifically address this pollution. Not only do the new rules create a new precedent for cleaning up coal ash and restoring the environment, they make necessary improvements to public participation and environmental justice. In finalizing these rules, the Board rejected utility de ....

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