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Our Big Wet Boy Wants a Big Wet 51st State (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Republicans move to repeal lead limits imposed by Biden-era rules. US government would be prohibited from ever mandating lead pipe replacement or lowering lead limits in water.

This is just so...pointlessly evil. What is even the point of doing this beyond trying to make people suffer?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Private companies are on the hook for it in places where parts of the water system are privatized.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Ah ok, so it's going to make sure that private companies can charge whatever they want to fix this problem with 0 oversight from the government. That sounds like standard procedure for them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Yep, there was the momentary threat of the hint of liability for them in Oct.

For me, my pipes were tested at over 300× the new EPA limit but only was only tested because of Bidens updates despite almost 6 months of the city stalling previous to that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Damn. I hope you have access to an RO machine. That's horrible.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

Lol no our landlord nulled our lease and I'm unhoused now.