Trump Admin Moves Ahead With Biden’s 10-Year Deadline for Lead Pipe Replacements

Trump Admin Moves Ahead With Biden’s 10-Year Deadline for Lead Pipe Replacements

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Trump administration on Friday affirmed a 10-year deadline for most cities and towns to replace dangerous lead pipes, informing a federal court that it will maintain a major drinking-water overhaul finalized in October 2024 under the Biden administration.  

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that it will continue with the strongest overhaul to lead-in-water standards in three decades. 
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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times