Lawmakers, EPA administrator meet in Grand Rapids to highlight $5.1M clean water initiative

President Joe Biden’s “Investing in America” tour took form in Grand Rapids on Wednesday morning as lawmakers and community leaders peered into a pit in front of the home of Paige Biek and her family. 

The sight in question? A lead pipe, which had for years pumped water into the Biek household, was being replaced with a copper counterpart, representing a citywide initiative that’s been ongoing since 2017. Now, a grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is helping push the project forward. Read the full article Michigan Advance.