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It’s refreshing to see the EPA seemingly doing it’s job.
by Jimmc414 3y ago
It’s refreshing to see the EPA seemingly doing it’s job.
- downrightmike 3y agoIts been on the books since the 90's, but it would cost too much just to repaint lead painted homes, so nothing much has gotten done. Highlights of the program: https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/about/2000s.html https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/about/2000s.html
- Propelloni 3y agoThis seems like a lame excuse. Surely the USA can up their water plumbing requirements without replacing lead-based paint on other surfaces. Other nations have regulated this for decades now. It's about progress, not perfection.
- barney54 3y agoIn the US, lead pipes in new construction were banned almost 40 years ago. This is not a matter of the pipes not being regulated, it's an issue of replacing older pipes.
- nickpeterson 3y agoI also think it’s one of those , “if we just wait long enough the problem fixes itself” type of things. That said, the question becomes, how long does a lead pipe work without failing? I suspect that amount of time is longer than anyone wants to admit. Apparently we’d rather give the externalized cost to prisons instead of plumbers.
- downrightmike 3y ago$17B for 10 years https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/12/18661193/lead-pipes-paint-flint-michigan-usa-cost-fix https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/12/18661193/l... Assuming that it doesn't balloon like any real projects