Across the country, states and cities are replacing lead pipes to address concerns over lead-contaminated drinking water, an urgent health threat. But environmental advocates are concerned that a ...

Federal program to remove lead from municipal water systems likely will lead to infrastructure projects and nonferrous alloys demand. The disbursement of funds eventually should lead to project work ...

NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...

FILE - A copper water supply line, left, is shown connected to a water main after being installed for lead pipe, right, in Flint, Mich., Friday, July 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) FLINT, Mich ...

U.S. EPA prepares rule to speed up spending tied to its $15 billion national effort to replace lead pipes carrying drinking water. The Copper Development Association sees a market for copper pipe and ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU)— Traverse City is making significant strides in replacing old water lines as part of a statewide initiative to comply with Michigan's Lead and Copper Rule. The city is ...