Some States Could Get Shorted With Lead Pipe Removal Funds – Route Fifty

State officials and environmental advocates say some states could be shortchanged hundreds of millions in bipartisan infrastructure dollars to remove dangerous lead pipes because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has outdated information about the states’ needs. Based on the percentage of the lead pipes in the nation, Illinois' share of the federal money should be $1.8 trillion, but it will only get $565 million, according to a Metropolitan Planning Council estimate.