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Reducing Lead in Drinking Water
In the first major overhaul of the Lead and Copper Rule since 1991, the proposed rule is a critical step in the Trump Administration's Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures.
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Learn more about the proposed Lead and Copper Rule rule
Opportunity Zones
As part of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, EPA is working to spark a wave of innovation in Opportunity Zones and to incentivize investment in underserved areas.
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October is Children’s Health Month
EPA released Protecting Children’s Health, October 2019, to highlight major local and national initiatives and accomplishments to promote children’s environmental health.
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Read the Protecting Children’s Health booklet
Indiana gets WIFIA Loan
A Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan will provide $436 million to Indiana and will finance 23 clean water and drinking water projects statewide, create 3,034 jobs, and save residents an estimated $20 million.
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