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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Brett Chase

Biden lets Chicago replace dangerous lead water lines much slower than other cities

A city crew repairs a water pipe and removes a lead service line in Calumet Heights this month. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

President Joe Biden is telling cities to replace their dangerous lead water pipes within a decade, though his plan does little to fix the public health threat in Chicago where it may take at least another 40 years to resolve.

Biden’s administration announced a plan Thursday that will require all but a handful of cities to completely remove water pipes with brain-damaging lead within 10 years. 

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