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 ...

It was a decade ago that Flint, Mich. experienced a city-wide crisis caused by lead leaching from old, corroded water service ...

Water systems were required to identify whether each of their lines were lead, galvanized, non-lead or unknown, and to come up with a plan to replace any lead or galvanized pipes and identify the ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has awarded the Sewer and Water Board of New Orleans millions to investigate the city's ...

In 2019, Health Canada cut lead-level guidelines in half, as lead exposure is inherently unsafe, especially to children and ...

Customers can enter an address on OCWA’s website to see what the water authority already knows about the line. Only about 400 homes have so far been verified to have lead pipes in OCWA’s ...

It's a perplexing problem this year: their drinking water has lead in it, but their main water pipes were installed long after lead pipes were banned.

Millions of lead pipes are still being used to bring drinking water to individual homes; that poses a health risk, especially to young children A new federal rule requires the replacement of all ...

Lead in water service lines has been a widely discussed topic in the news and households for some time. Understanding its ...

Your tap water may have more contaminants and microplastics than you realize, but the best water filters can reduce your ...