Aging lead-pipe drinking water systems, along with the public health measures implemented to reduce their risks, are reshaping the chemistry and health of nearby urban streams. New research from ...

Nov. 16—Public water system customers across the region this month began receiving letters notifying them if their drinking water lines might contain lead or lead-absorbing materials, part of a state ...

Lead pipes were commonly used before the 1950s to plumb water into homes. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/TNS) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be ...

Thousands of lead water lines may still be being used in Connecticut. What is the state doing to fix it? WSHU: Hello, Andrew. New data obtained by you and your colleagues at the Connecticut Mirror ...

The Canadian Environmental Law Association is recommending that all cities pass bylaws to make it mandatory for property ...

APPLETON (WLUK) -- The City of Appleton is celebrating a milestone: by the end of this year, all of the city's lead water lines will be replaced. The last four homes with lead pipes are in the process ...

FILE - Workers back fill a hole used to replace lead pipe with copper water supply lines to a home in Flint, Mich., July 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Jeffrey Bell watched ...

In October, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a ruling mandating the removal of all lead pipes supplying drinking water in the United States. Whether the rule will survive the incoming Donald ...

POUGHKEEPSIE — The city will receive $12 million to find and remove lead pipes in its water system, Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan announced at Poughkeepsie City Hall on Wednesday. The state ...

Last month, the Rhode Island Department of Health launched an interactive dashboard that shows the prevalence of lead material in drinking water service lines, according to a Feb. 17 press release.