Pien Huang

So the other one is lead, which we have known about for a really long time. We know that lead is a neurotoxin. It's especially dangerous for kids and their developing brains, and it can leach out of lead pipes and into people's drinking water. So- A little background here.

So the other one is lead, which we have known about for a really long time. We know that lead is a neurotoxin. It's especially dangerous for kids and their developing brains, and it can leach out of lead pipes and into people's drinking water. So- A little background here.

Lead pipes in drinking water have been banned since the mid-1980s, but there are still more than 9 million lead pipes that were installed before that that are still in use and in the ground. So the EPA also passed a new rule this year that requires all of those 9 million lead pipes to be dug up, replaced with non-lead pipes within the next 10 years.

Lead pipes in drinking water have been banned since the mid-1980s, but there are still more than 9 million lead pipes that were installed before that that are still in use and in the ground. So the EPA also passed a new rule this year that requires all of those 9 million lead pipes to be dug up, replaced with non-lead pipes within the next 10 years.

Lead pipes in drinking water have been banned since the mid-1980s, but there are still more than 9 million lead pipes that were installed before that that are still in use and in the ground. So the EPA also passed a new rule this year that requires all of those 9 million lead pipes to be dug up, replaced with non-lead pipes within the next 10 years.

So all of that is really great, but there is work that remains. You know, there are other chemicals of concern in the water. some questions about what might happen to the work on PFAS on lead when the new Trump administration takes effect. Some of these things are being challenged in court right now, so we will see if what has been passed this year is kept and whether that momentum keeps going.

So all of that is really great, but there is work that remains. You know, there are other chemicals of concern in the water. some questions about what might happen to the work on PFAS on lead when the new Trump administration takes effect. Some of these things are being challenged in court right now, so we will see if what has been passed this year is kept and whether that momentum keeps going.

So all of that is really great, but there is work that remains. You know, there are other chemicals of concern in the water. some questions about what might happen to the work on PFAS on lead when the new Trump administration takes effect. Some of these things are being challenged in court right now, so we will see if what has been passed this year is kept and whether that momentum keeps going.

Yeah, exactly. Now, that is a whole separate can of worms, fluoride and drinking water. So A lot of communities have added it to drinking water since the 1940s to cut down on cavities. And RFK Jr. has said that if he is confirmed, he's going to push to get it out of the drinking water.

Yeah, exactly. Now, that is a whole separate can of worms, fluoride and drinking water. So A lot of communities have added it to drinking water since the 1940s to cut down on cavities. And RFK Jr. has said that if he is confirmed, he's going to push to get it out of the drinking water.

Yeah, exactly. Now, that is a whole separate can of worms, fluoride and drinking water. So A lot of communities have added it to drinking water since the 1940s to cut down on cavities. And RFK Jr. has said that if he is confirmed, he's going to push to get it out of the drinking water.

And we're already seeing some states like Florida, their state surgeon general already has encouraged places to stop adding fluoride to the water. So there could be a lot of changes there. We'll see.

And we're already seeing some states like Florida, their state surgeon general already has encouraged places to stop adding fluoride to the water. So there could be a lot of changes there. We'll see.

And we're already seeing some states like Florida, their state surgeon general already has encouraged places to stop adding fluoride to the water. So there could be a lot of changes there. We'll see.