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Biden’s clean drinking water plan is being rebranded as MAHA

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This story is a partnership between  Grist  and  Chicago Public Media ,  a public media company serving the Chicago metropolitan region. The Trump administration is promoting multibillion-dollar funding packages to help states and disadvantaged communities secure clean drinking water as part of its promise to “Make America Healthy Again.” There’s just one catch: The federal dollars were previously promised under a climate and infrastructure law passed by Congress during the Biden administration. Last month, the EPA announced a $1 billion commitment to address drinking water contaminated by PFAS , a class of synthetic compounds commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” Two days later, it announced $2.9 billion to help track down and replace lead pipes, which can leach lead — a potent neurotoxin that can cause irreversible cognitive, cardiovascular, and reproductive harm — into drinking water.  “The Trump EPA is committed to Make America Healthy Again by ensuring clean air, land,…

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