Turning on the sink at home may seem like a harmless task. And you might not think much about how water gets into your home ...

The “historic” rule aims to eliminate a major source of lead poisoning and comes a decade after a drinking-water crisis in ...

The Environmental Protection Agency's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements is seeking to replace all lead service lines ...

Water firms are so behind on renovations that dangerous lead pipes won’t be eradicated for more than 1,000 years, a watchdog ...

A sample of lead pipe from Flint, Mich., sits on display during a tour of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For ...

Residents can scratch the pipe with a screwdriver to discover the type of piping material. If the pipe matches the color of a ...

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – President Biden on Tuesday announced $2.6 billion in funding to replace all lead pipes in the United ...

Columbus City Utilities has said it does not anticipate finding many lead pipes supplying water to homes in Columbus as ...

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President Joe Biden took a major step toward eliminating the national scourge of lead pipes, unveiling a new rule mandating ...

The EPA estimates that up to 9 million homes are still served by lead pipes nationwide. Under the rule, drinking water systems nationwide, including in homes and public schools, are required to ...

In a study done on 144 New Orleans households, the New Orleans Water Collective discovered that nearly 90% of houses had ...