Could the US actually get rid of lead water pipes?

2023-12-01 07:45

It would cost about $30bn (£24bn) and take a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency says.

President Joe Biden's administration has announced a plan to rip out nine million lead water pipes across the US.

The 10-year proposal aims to shield communities from a neurotoxin that can cause permanent damage to the brain and nervous system, especially in children.

It would cost about...