Nine AGs Filed Comments Supporting EPA Review of Lead and Copper Rule Changes

New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of nine attorneys general in filing comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed delay of the Trump administration’s changes to the Lead and Copper Rule, which sets limits on concentrations of lead and other metals in drinking water and establishes pipe replacement requirements. The comments emphasized that lead exposure is “a public health issue of paramount importance,” and called for the EPA “to expeditiously remedy the deficiencies” in the Trump administration’s rule. The comments noted that lead exposure disproportionately harms lower-income people and communities of color.

• Documents: Comments
• Document Type: Comment Letters
• States: California Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey New York Oregon Pennsylvania Washington, D.C.
• Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
• Issues: Environmental Justice Lead Public Health Toxics Water Water Pollution
• Era: Biden Administration
• Action Type: Rulemaking & Other Federal Administrative Proceedings