U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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
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.
Visit EPA's Opportunity Zone web site
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
Read the America's Children and the Environment booklet
Read the Progress Report on the Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures
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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Learn more about WIFIA Loans