Water protection laws won't change until 2017 despite Flint crisis

EPA has been reviewing lead and copper rule since 2010 but has yet to make changes even as its own scientists have criticized current regulationsChanges to laws that protect Americans’ drinking water are still at least six months away, the US Environmental Protection Agency has said, despite the ongoing lead crisis in Flint and calls for reform from lawmakers and public health groups.
The EPA has been reviewing the lead and copper rule, part of the Safe Drinking Water Act, since roughly 20