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How far will Montana’s push to remove lead from school drinking water go?

The Montana Legislature designated $3.7 million this spring to remove lead from school drinking-water supplies. Then the state received $565,000 more on Aug. 1 from the $50 billion federal infrastructure package aimed at improving water systems nationally. But even with those two new pools of money intended to last two years, the state’s schools may struggle to remove all but the most dangerous sources of lead.

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