Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SOMERSET — In a town where the water service lines are nearly a century old, a federally and state-mandated notice is making the ...

Public Utilities Board is in the process of weeding out and eliminating any residential lead water lines that might still be ...

WASHINGTON(AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it backs a 10-year deadline for most cities and towns to replace their harmful lead pipes, giving notice that it will support a tough rule ...

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Illinois has nearly 1.5 million lead service lines. A new report estimates replacing the unsafe pipes has the potential to create 90,000 jobs.

LAPORTE, Ind. (WNDU) - LaPorte, like many older municipalities, has lead pipes in homes built prior to 1986, and there are many such homes in the city. Kim Johnson lives in LaPorte with her twin ...

One mistake turned the water taps of Flint, Mich., into streams of suffering back in 2014 – and the same thing could happen in Buffalo or just about any other older community in America. That's ...

Lead exposure can damage the brains of children ...

As New Orleans works to address the replacement of lead pipes across the city, state lawmakers are trying to find ways to ...

Water lines in Somerset are approaching 100 years of age and need replacement. Water lines delivering drinking water to homes could made of unclassified materials that could contain lead. The town’s ...