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Months past a federal deadline, more than 90% of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.
Water pipes are among the main sources of childhood lead exposure. Identifying and replacing these hidden hazards can be a challenge.
Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could ...
Kansas reports 17,000 lead pipes in initial count, far fewer than federal estimates; here’s what that looks like in Douglas County Other News Jun 9, 2025 - 6:29pm Josie Heimsoth jheimsoth ...
At its current pace, the city’s project to replace lead water lines in Chicago’s Southside neighborhoods could take two ...
Some people living in Claremore are getting letters from the city as communities across the country ask people to check their homes for lead pipes.
University of Delaware study reveals 2,000 century-old lead pipes in Wilmington. What happens next? The students' study is helping shape Wilmington’s plan to replace the old lead pipes as city ...
(AP) — Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes ... “Just like any other organization, people get lax, people stop doing things, people get laid off and the person ...
Flint has replaced most of its lead water pipes, more than ten years after contaminated water was found in the Michigan city's water system, prompting national outrage.
Two Ohio state representatives have put forth a bill that would require all lead pipes to be replaced, an effort that could cost billions of dollars.
A little over one-third of water systems failed surveys estimating lead pipes in their water systems, despite a federal ...