Pb Pipes

Lead reveals fault lines in environmental racism.

Kayla Tanada | The Phoenix

RHINELANDER, Wis. - Several Northwoods communities are receiving funding toward safe and clean drinking water.

Municipalities struggle with having harmful contaminants in water, including lead and PFAS chemicals.

Guest editorial | New rule requires lead pipes to be gone within a decade

The following editorial appeared in The Washington Post. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Tribune-Democrat.

Why ONLY a Boston Miracle may save Blacks from Black Hitlers FRIDAY! CEASEFIRE CHICAGO Miracle Mile -- At least 16 people have been shot, two fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

Two officials in Syracuse were placed on leave after The Washington Post looked into how the city conducted lead tests.

Does your water contain a neurotoxin? City to notify residents with lead water service lines

 Kerria Weaver

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Neurotoxin in water: Mayor says city doesn't want to alarm people

The end of lead pipes: An engineer’s take on the historic national effort to eliminate them

Published: Oct. 29, 2024 • By Yvaine Ye
Title image: The scene at the Replacing Lead Pipes for Clean Drinking Water event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 8 October 2024. (Credit: USEPA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this month that it will require utilities to replace all lead drinking water pipes serving customers in the country within the next decade, marking the most aggressive regulation on lead in drinking water to date.

Milwaukee Health Department must improve its lead testing procedures

Hundreds of Benton Harbor children ask Sixth Circuit to revive claims over lead poisoning from drinking water

The case has similar characteristics to the much more publicized Flint, Michigan, water crisis, but among its notable differences is what caused the tainted water.

Joe Harris / October 29, 2024