Grassroots Pressure Defeats Republican Attempt to Overturn Key Lead/Water Safety Rule.
EPA Administrator Zeldin Must Now Defend This Strong Public Health Policy from Industry Lawsuit.
Intense grassroots pressure around the country, led by the advocacy group Food & Water Watch and allies, has succeeded in defeating an effort by Congressional Republicans to cancel a key drinking water safety rule requiring the replacement of all toxic lead water pipes in most communities across the country within a decade.