EPA proposes upping lead testing at schools in rule overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a major overhaul of rules on lead contamination in drinking water, including tightening testing requirements at the nation’s schools and day care centers.
But critics say another change would give utilities decades more to fully replace lead pipes in water systems with high lead.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Thursday announced the proposed changes to controls on lead contamination in drinking water systems.
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