Cities and states seek more help to replace lead pipes nationwide
A new federal rule requires utilities to remove lead service lines nationwide within a decade, costing billions. States cities and water utilities push for ongoing federal funding and bonds to cover the effort while balancing ratepayer affordability and public health gains.
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Congress
EPA
Tom Dobbins
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
Biden Administration
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Flint
Mich
Syracuse
N.Y
Erik Olson
Natural Resources Defense Council
Olson
Donald Trump
Illinois
Michigan
New Jersey
Eric Oswald
Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Oswald
Newark
Trish Ingelido
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Safe Water Engineering
American Water Works Association
Carolyn Berndt
National League of Cities
Nicipal
Feds
Ben Grumbles
Environmental Council of the States
Association
Environmental Agency Leaders
First aid guidelines expand to cover overdoses and seizures
The American Heart Association and American Red Cross publish updated first aid guidelines in Circulation, expanding to include opioid overdoses open chest wounds seizures heatstroke and other emergencies. The update urges bystanders to act within their abilities and pursue training while highlighting recognition and proper use of tools and medications.
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American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Elizabeth Hewett Brumberg
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Matthew J. Douma
Douma
Mexico moves to abolish seven watchdog agencies
Mexico voted to dismantle the free dom of information institute and six other oversight bodies, intensifying fears that President Claudia Sheinbaum will erode checks and balances. Agencies folded into the bureaucracy, money redirected to social programs, sparking warnings of regime change and expanding autocracy.
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Freedom-Of-Information Institute
Claudia Sheinbaum
Mexico
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Supreme Court
Morena
Sheinbaum
Andrés Manuel Loopez Obrador
Donald Trump
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