The EPA estimates that nine million homes in the U.S. have lead pipes.

“We’re here today because we’re finally addressing an issue that should have been addressed a long time ago in this country — the danger that lead pipes pose to our drinking water,” Mr. Biden said. “For too long, local communities have known how important it was to deal with this problem. It hadn’t been given the national priority that it demanded though. I’m here today to tell you that I’m finally insisting that it gets prioritized and I’m insisting it get done.”

~ Joseph Biden, next write-in candidate that’ll win the next election.

I’m not quite sure what to say to this one. Out of nowhere you’re dropping a ten year deadline for upending the entire decaying sewer infrastructure of the U.S in like, the last stretch of your career? The fuck?

    • huf [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      31·
      3 months ago

      yeah, and then instead of lead from decaying lead pipes, we can have micrplastics from decaying plastic pipes :D it’s future proof!

      • propter_hog [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
        14·
        3 months ago

        You know how you can just run many smaller lines to equate the flow rate of one larger line, right? So imagine instead of one sewer line converted to giant plex, it’s like three dozen or so just regular sized plex lines running the sewage system, only they’re brown instead of blue or red or white. That should do it. No need for a large pipe.