Washington, Oregon, Maine and Alaska declined all or most of their federal funds in the first of five years that the mix of grants and loans is available, The Associated Press found. Some states are less prepared to pay for lead removal projects because, in many cases, the lead must first be found, experts said.


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Maine rejects federal money to find and replace dangerous lead pipes, report finds
The state said they didn’t have lead replacement projects ready to fund







