Approximately 9 million lead pipes carry drinking water across the country, according to estimates from the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Under a newly proposed rule, cities and other ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Recent testing found elevated lead levels in tap water sampled at 27 homes in Syracuse, and city officials are urging people to learn about steps they can take to mitigate exposure.

The estimate for replacement of 578 lead and galvanized steel water lines in Wisconsin Rapids is nearly $3.5 million, ...

(TNS) — Since Baltimore asked residents in December to test their home's water line for lead and submit the results to the city, nearly 4,500 have done so. Meanwhile, about 173,000 properties still ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Residents and environmental activists are demanding city officials declare a state of emergency over what they say could be worse lead contamination than the drinking water crisis ...

CYNTHIANA, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Harrison County city is warning its residents about the possibility of lead in their water and LEX 18 was in Cynthiana to learn more about the levels and what the city is ...

The city of Elgin is urging residents with lead water pipes in their homes to use “alternative drinking sources” after a recent sampling of 100 properties found nearly 20% had tap water with lead ...

The recent wildfires in Los Angeles have unleashed new concerns over air quality and now, water quality too, with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) issuing an “Unsafe Water Alert” on ...

PEORIA — Residents who live in older homes are being strongly encouraged by city officials and Illinois American Water to be cognizant of the potential for the presence of lead in their water service ...

On the heels of an environmental study that found lead-tainted water in public housing developments in Watts, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has called on the city’s housing authority and largest water ...

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