Harris in NJ points to Newark as model for lead replacement

Written By totheppl studio

By  MIKE CATALINI Published 11:59 AM PDT, February 11, 2022

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The success of New Jersey’s biggest city at replacing nearly 24,000 lead drinking water pipes can serve as a national model and shows why infrastructure spending is vital, Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday in Newark.

Harris attended a roundtable discussion along side Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, Gov. Phil Murphy, Mayor Ras Baraka and other officials and residents.

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