PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and Providence Water joined forces Monday afternoon to launch a new $1.2 million loan program to help homeowners replace lead water pipes.The establishment of the program, dubbed “Lead Free is the way to be,” marks a focused effort to eliminate lead plumbing in older homes and to do away with the health risk that lead poses to people of all ages, but particularly to infants and young children.“This is [...]
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