To the extent that most cities already have programs to dig up and replace old goosenecks, most would probably support some additional federal enforcement.
You'll then understand that fixing things, currently or in the near future, it will be the current leadership that has much of the blame or applaud coming to them.
Unfunded mandates are not going to be popular, no matter which political party does so. Reading the article, it appears that the federal government has provided about half of the EPA-estimated cost of replacing all these pipes. So that means either states paying for the rest or forcing customers (i.e., ordinary people and businesses) to cover the cost. Since the COVID-related tax income flush has trickled off, state budgets will be tight, so this will probably have to be funded with a tax increase or water bill increase (functionally the same as a tax).
https://apnews.com/article/lead-epa-flint-discrimination-bid...
You are so blinded by jealousy that you missed the point on the prior comment.