Money, it’s expensive to replace with a safer solution so we don’t spend money on it. You can’t make them spend less on war and surveillance of us though
Republicans are already strongly against it. Understandably, after all if it weren’t for lead poisoning giving people brain damage, who would vote for them?
Most of USA still use lead pipes for tap water
Not most. Some parts.
Regardless, I still cannot wrap my head around that.
Money, it’s expensive to replace with a safer solution so we don’t spend money on it. You can’t make them spend less on war and surveillance of us though
Supposedly Biden announced they are going to be replacing out all the lead pipes over the next years, guess we’ll see if/how that pans out.
Sounds like a pipe dream honestly… Hope a younger Democrat or independent wins the next election
Republicans are already strongly against it. Understandably, after all if it weren’t for lead poisoning giving people brain damage, who would vote for them?
At least the lead pipes are coated on the inside with calcium from the water.
The issue is, when the water becomes acidic this calcium coating dissolves as well as some lead beneath it.