Since Duluth first began it’s lead service pipe replacement program, 900 projects have been completed. In 2024, nearly 700 ...

However, the city says lead pipes can leach toxins into water when it sits stagnant for over six hours. Those pipes are now are being systematically replaced under a federally mandated program.

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

Lead pipes in public water systems and drinking fixtures have been banned in new construction since 1986, when Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act, but they are still in use across the U ...

by leaving lead pipes in the ground when they already have pipes dug up for water main work. Phillis got a tip from a source, talked to experts, and knocked on dozens of doors in Providence, Rhode ...

IT’S 506 AND IF YOU LIVE IN HARRISBURG, YOU MAY GET A KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR. STARTING TODAY, OFFICIALS FROM CAPITAL REGION WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ARE GOING TO BE DOING INSPECTIONS ...

Lead pipes often impact low-income urban areas the most. They are most commonly found in older, industrial parts of the country, including major cities such as Chicago, Cleveland, New York ...