More than half a million Houston-area residents were due letters this month to warn them that their drinking water might be leaching lead from old service lines. An Environmental Protection Agency ...
In a historic first for the country, the Environmental Protection Agency last month ordered the replacement of lead pipes in drinking water systems within the next 10 years to combat toxic exposure ...
Those alarming results, later attributed by city officials to flawed testing, were used by the New York Civil Liberties Union ...
Although lead pipes were banned decades ago, millions of homes still contain them. In fact, lead from water service lines remains one of the leading causes of childhood lead poisoning. Lead is a ...
Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the ...
The Town received an update on its lead water service lines project from Department of Public Works Superintendent Zach Taylor, who noted that they are continuing to search for the unknown pipes.
In the past month, thousands of Iowans have received notices saying they may have lead drinking water service lines that should be replaced. Notices from Des Moines Water Works recently started ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A letter to Iowa City residents is prompting questions about the impacts of lead pipes in homes. Gary Gnade lives in and owns rental homes in Iowa City. He recently received a ...