特朗普政府将执行一个10年的最后期限,让城市取代铅管,坚持严格的水铅标准,以保护公众健康。 The Trump administration will enforce a 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes, upholding a strict water lead standard to protect public health.

特朗普政府宣布,美国大多数城市将坚持以10年期限取代牵头服务线,支持 " 拜登时代 " 规则,将饮用水的铅阈值降低到10亿分之10,并规定在水量超过这一限值时更换管道。 The Trump administration announced it will uphold a 10-year deadline for most U.S. cities to replace lead service lines, supporting a Biden-era rule that lowers the lead threshold in drinking water to 10 parts per billion and mandates pipe replacements when levels exceed that limit. 环保局告诉联邦上诉法院,它将为这项规则辩护,认为更换铅管是防止儿童发育迟缓和成人血压增加等健康风险的最有效方式,尽管美国水务工协会提出了挑战,声称环保局缺乏对私人管道部分的权力,但公用事业部门仍能满足最后期限的要求。 The EPA told a federal appeals court it will defend the rule, arguing that replacing lead pipes is the most effective way to prevent health risks like developmental delays in children and increased blood pressure in adults, and that utilities can meet the deadline despite challenges from the American Water Works Association, which claims the EPA lacks authority over private pipe segments. 该规则于2024年定稿,是30多年来首次对含铅水标准进行重大更新,预计将每年防止多达1 500人过早死亡,保护900 000名婴儿避免出生体重过轻。 The rule, finalized in 2024, marks the first major update to lead-in-water standards in over 30 years and is projected to prevent up to 1,500 premature deaths annually and protect 900,000 infants from low birth weight.