Nov. 16—Public water system customers across the region this month began receiving letters notifying them if their drinking water lines might contain lead or lead-absorbing materials, part of a state ...

In a historic first for the country, the Environmental Protection Agency last month ordered the replacement of lead pipes in drinking water systems within the next 10 years to combat toxic exposure ...

Cincinnati's East Price Hill offers free lead pipe replacements along Warsaw Avenue. Residents must sign up soon.

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 ...

Chicago has a lead pipe problem. The city estimates that about 412,000 out of roughly 491,000 water service lines require replacement because they are known or suspected to contain lead. That’s the ...