{"id":1674,"date":"2018-03-27T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T15:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2018-04-29T15:24:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T15:24:10","slug":"epa-head-removing-lead-from-drinking-water-should-be-top-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/epa-head-removing-lead-from-drinking-water-should-be-top-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Head Says Removing Lead from Drinking Water Should Be National Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2018\/03\/20\/epa-pruitt-lead-water-flint\/33125283\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This article from <em>The Detroit News<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reports that\u00a0Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is concerned that Americans are not &#8220;sufficiently aware&#8221; of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/lead-drinking-water-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threat posed by lead in drinking water<\/a>, especially the effects it can have on children.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of water crises we&#8217;ve seen in places like Flint, Michigan, Pruitt believes our country should be making a greater effort to proactively prevent lead contamination. 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