The Environmental Protection Agency was set to issue funds intended to help replace lead pipes, and the state was supposed to ...

Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in ...

Algonquin has joined Huntley in replacing all of its known lead pipes, well before a state-mandated deadline of 2042. Illinois law requires water suppliers to find and replace all lead service pipes.

City officials said they plan to accelerate spending to replace lead service lines in 2026. The city also remains far behind telling Chicagoans of the health risks.

After years of struggle, the city is closing in on replacing remaining lead lines — offering lessons for other communities tackling the same challenge. Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and ...

ALBANY — On a bright, bitterly cold February afternoon, city workers using heavy equipment bored through a small section of Myrtle Avenue, sifting through layers of asphalt, brick and earth. They were ...

For years, Chicago has been struggling to replace its lead pipes. The city has more than 412,000 confirmed and suspected lead service lines — the most of any city in the country — but it doesn’t ...

More than 11,000 houses in Nassau County and a handful in Suffolk draw their drinking water through old lead service lines, ...

All of this requires a state-led effort that's transparent and smart. The Lead Pipe Replacement Act proposed during the last ...

In a Monday night deal between the City of Superior and Superior Water, Light and Power (SWL&P), Mayor Jim Paine says every lead pipe in the city will be replaced. The federal funding will allow the ...