Video: White House Get the Lead Pipe Summit Panel
On Friday, January 27, the Biden-Harris Administration held a White House Replacing Lead Pipes Summit. BlueConduit’s co-Founder Eric Schwartz attended the event in person, and BlueConduit signed onto the Get the Lead Out Partnership.
Hear a Family’s Story
Close to the end of the Summit broadcast, Ms. Deanna Branch stood to give her testimony about her son who suffered lead exposure at a young age. In a short four minutes, she reminded us why this work to remove lead is vital.
The Full Summit
The event showcased the partnership and collaboration between the federal government and local and state leadership to ensure safe, clean drinking water for everyone. Here’s the full recording for the event, with links to key timestamps:
- Welcome remarks from Mitch Landrieu (timestamp 0:00)
- Introductory Remarks from Radhika Fox, Assistant Administrator in the Office of Water (timestamp 6:06)
- “Lead Service Line Accelerators” panel (timestamp 11:20)
- “Lead First Communities” panel (timestamp 58:21)
- “Partnerships on Lead” panel (timestamp 1:32:59)
- Remarks from Deanna Branch (timestamp 2:06:54)
- A conversation with Vice President Harris and EPA Admin. Michael Regan (timestamp 2:12:44)
Aditional information on the White House Summit and Get the Lead Out Partnership:
- White House Fact Sheet
- EPIC Supports 50 Communities
- EDF joins White House Partnership
- NRDC Crucial Lead in Water Principles
BlueConduit specific links:
- BlueConduit Joins First-Ever White House Partnership to Address Lead Pipe Crisis
- Rockefeller Foundation Press Release
- University of Michigan Press Release
