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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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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

yet another reason why states impacted by this should forego paying federal taxes this year. why pay? we're not just getting zero benefits, we're getting negative benefits.