DO THIS NOW: Tweet "Remember Flint" to Your Congressperson
Flint, Mich., is still reeling from its tainted water crisis, and unsafe levels of lead have turned up in tap water in city after city.
The Public Water System Supervision Grant Program has been critical in making sure communities have access to safe drinking water. In Texas, for example, state-contracted workers collect drinking water samples across the state, an effort funded in part by federal grants.
Much of the risk to the country’s water supply stems from its crumbling public water infrastructure: a network of pipes, treatment plants and other facilities built decades ago. Although Congress banned lead pipes in 1986, between 3.3 million and 10 million older ones remain, primed to leach lead into tap water.
Now is the time to remind Congress how the EPA keeps our water clean and keeps people safe.
Find your representatives' Twitter addresses here, then Tweet the following, and be sure to attach the picture:
