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Outrage after US Congress votes to slash $125m in funding to replace toxic lead pipes (www.theguardian.com)
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Move will hit Michigan, Illinois, New York and other states with highest levels of lead drinking water pipes the hardest

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Republicans don’t give a single fuck about the health of the people

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sadly covid showed neither do a lot of the population 😭

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

covid actually broke so many peoples brains.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Especially the right-wing ones

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

it will never happen a wealthy neighborhood or county though.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Lead poisoning literally grows their ranks.