Is your NYC apartment served by lead pipes? Here’s what to know.

WNYC News | Dec 19, 2024

President Joe Biden recently ordered all lead pipes carrying drinking water in the United States be replaced in 10 years.  

Closer to home, there are nearly 250-thousand pipes carrying drinking water in New York City that are made of lead or may contain lead.  

Joshua Klainberg, the senior vice president of the New York League of Conservation Voters, talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson  more about the risk presented by lead pipes and what you can do about them.

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