The move is one of many actions under the Federal Lead Action Plan, launched in President Donald Trump’s first term.

Although lead pipes were banned decades ago, millions of homes still contain them. In fact, lead from water service lines remains one of the leading causes of childhood lead poisoning. Lead is a ...

Minnesota's bonds bill allotted only $15 million for lead pipe removal, far short of the estimated $100 million needed.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. OCTOBER 16TH WAS THE FEDERAL DEADLINE FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY TO SUBMIT THEIR INITIAL INVENTORIES. BUT AS PIPES ARE CHECKED IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THIS ONE HERE IN MIDDLE RIVER, THE ...

Water quality experts say the federal funding covers only a fraction of what it will ultimately cost to replace all of ...

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the ...

Dallas property owners could be on the hook to replace their lead pipes. The city sent thousands of letters to residents in recent weeks identifying the possibility of lead pipes on individual ...

Illinois received about 10% of the federal dollars — the largest allocation among all 50 states. Nationwide, the EPA ...

Lead plumbing was banned in the United States in 1986, but new data assembled by Connecticut’s water utilities show there may still be thousands of lead pipes carrying water into homes, apartments and ...

California will get $27.5 million in federal funding to find and replace lead pipes that deliver water to homes, the U.S.

The legislation - an update to the New Zealand Building code - was announced in November 2022 by the Ministry of Business, ...