Republican lawmakers are seeking to end a Biden administration mandate that local governments and water utilities identify and replace lead pipes nationwide, potentially obstructing efforts being made in metro Atlanta. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) aim to eliminate toxic pipes in the U.S. within the next 10 years. Following this mandate, areas like DeKalb and Fulton counties discovered that the makeup of thousands of pipes in their communities is unknown. Republican U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia introduced a joint resolution to the House of Representatives last month that insists that Congress “disapproves” of the mandate and that it “shall…
