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 ...

Columbus is making progress towards replacing the thousands of lead pipes that still exist in the city as all U.S. cities are on a 2037 federal deadline to remove all lead pipes. Columbus Water and ...

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 ...

This story is a partnership between Grist, Inside Climate News, and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. For years, Chicago has been struggling to replace its lead ...