Lead Pipes Still Threaten Millions | Entertainment and Celebrity News

Millions of Americans still drink water potentially tainted by lead, as over 6,000 water systems serving nearly four million people have failed to submit critical inventories of their lead pipes. Without these records, cities can’t meet the 2027 deadline to replace 10% of lead pipes annually — and residents don’t know if their homes are at risk. Small, under-resourced utilities struggle with incomplete or lost records, especially in older neighborhoods where lead was once common. Lead’s devastating effects on children and adults make this crisis urgent, yet funding to tackle it is ending this year, leaving many systems scrambling to identify...