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Flint officials agree to new rules in replacing lead water linesFlint officials agree to new rules in replacing lead water lines

Flint officials agree to new rules in replacing lead water lines

A lead main service line is exposed in Flint, Michigan. (Photo: Rachel Woolf / AP file photo) Flint officials have…

6 years ago
Pittsburgh water agency to spend $50M to replace lead pipesPittsburgh water agency to spend $50M to replace lead pipes

Pittsburgh water agency to spend $50M to replace lead pipes

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority’s water treatment plant in Aspinwall. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource) Pittsburgh’s beleaguered water authority will…

6 years ago
Toxic legacy: Wash U researchers look for ways to keep lead out of drinking waterToxic legacy: Wash U researchers look for ways to keep lead out of drinking water

Toxic legacy: Wash U researchers look for ways to keep lead out of drinking water

Washington University graduate student Anushka Mishrra tests water samples for chlorine on Nov. 21, 2018, as part of a lead-corrosion…

6 years ago
Why the EPA won’t get the lead out of our waterWhy the EPA won’t get the lead out of our water

Why the EPA won’t get the lead out of our water

Photo: AP/Carlos Osorio The agency was slow to revise its lead pipe regulations under Obama. It’s even worse under Trump…

6 years ago
What new EPA lead regulations mean for local drinking water protectionWhat new EPA lead regulations mean for local drinking water protection

What new EPA lead regulations mean for local drinking water protection

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency released new guidance and regulations this week for how Ohio public water systems must alert…

6 years ago
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