Syracuse residents get 2 more notices about lead in drinking water. What’s the problem now?

Those alarming results, later attributed by city officials to flawed testing, were used by the New York Civil Liberties Union ...
Houston Chronicle

Are your water service lines made of 'unknown' materials? How to know if you have lead in your water

More than half a million Houston-area residents were due letters this month to warn them that their drinking water might be leaching lead from old service lines. An Environmental Protection Agency ...
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Lead Pipes Are Being Removed From Gary. Here’s What You Need to Know.

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 ...
Daily Herald

Worried about lead pipes? Here’s what to do.

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 ...
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Nahant focuses on lead pipe identification

The Town received an update on its lead water service lines project from Department of Public Works Superintendent Zach Taylor, who noted that they are continuing to search for the unknown pipes.
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Lead pipes are everywhere in Chicago. Here’s how to protect yourself.

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 ...
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Des Moines Water Works mailer warns residents about lead pipes. How to test yours.

In the past month, thousands of Iowans have received notices saying they may have lead drinking water service lines that should be replaced. Notices from Des Moines Water Works recently started ...
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Syracuse’s water pipe woes: It’s going to take twice as long to replace lead lines, city admits

Syracuse, NY – Syracuse fell far short of its promise to remove 3,000 dangerous lead water pipes this year. Instead, it replaced only 700 of the lines that bring drinking water into homes. That ...
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Letters from Iowa City Public Works prompts questions about lead pipes in homes

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A letter to Iowa City residents is prompting questions about the impacts of lead pipes in homes. Gary Gnade lives in and owns rental homes in Iowa City. He recently received a ...
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You ask, we answer: Why are some Milwaukee neighborhoods getting their lead pipes replaced first?

Forty years ago, as a public health nurse for the city of Milwaukee, Chris Baumgart visited people's homes to educate residents on the dangers of lead exposure. Although she warned people lead could ...
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Lead Pipes Are Everywhere in Chicago. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

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 ...