PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Vice President Kamala Harris might be in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood this morning and might be highlighting the Biden administration’s dedication to wash water initiatives.
Vice President Harris is anticipated to go away Washington, D.C. round 11:30 a.m. and might be arriving right here at Pittsburgh International Airport simply earlier than 12:00 p.m.
Just after 1 p.m., she might be joined by EPA Administrator Michael Regan and might be talking on the Kingsley Association Community Center.
Her remarks are anticipated to encompass emphasizing how the Biden administration’s investments into clear water, together with these in communities which were missed, are serving to to create jobs throughout the nation.
Clean water in Pennsylvania and within the Pittsburgh space
According to the EPA, Pennsylvania has greater than 700,000 lead water traces nonetheless in use, the 4th-highest of any state within the nation.
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has pledged to take away all lead pipes from its community by 2026 — a purpose they’re greater than midway by reaching and on observe to finish.
Pennsylvania has acquired over $650 million in funding for clear water initiatives by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was handed and signed into regulation in 2021.
Last month, Governor Shapiro introduced a $194 million funding into 28 initiatives throughout 20 completely different counties centered on wastewater and stormwater.
One of these initiatives led to the PWSA receiving an almost $14 million grant and and an $18 million mortgage to switch lead water traces in Millvale, Mt. Washington, South Side Slopes, Garfield, Lawrenceville, the North Side, Manchester, Perry North, Perry South, and Spring Hill.
Stay with KDKA-TV and KDKA.com for full protection of Vice President Harris’ go to to Pittsburgh and for her remarks from Larimer.
