Biden Declares Emergency Over Lead Levels Found in Drinking Water in US Virgin Islands

Biden Declares Emergency Over Lead Levels Found in Drinking Water in US Virgin Islands
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Woodside, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2023. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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President Joe Biden declared an emergency over unsafe levels of lead found in drinking water in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Nov. 18 after locals were warned not to consume tap water.

In a press release, the White House said President Biden had ordered federal assistance to supplement the territory’s response efforts owing to the “emergency conditions resulting from elevated levels of lead and copper in the water supply beginning on October 25, 2023, and continuing.”

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