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EPA announces first of three distributions of IIJA funding for lead service line replacements. 

WARREN — Water Department Director Franco Lucarelli announced at Wednesday’s council meeting that Warren has been chosen by the U.S. Environmental Protectio

Lead pipes in public water systems and drinking fixtures have been banned in new construction since 1986, when Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act, but they are still in use across the U.S. and in Illinois.

Lead pipes in public water systems and drinking fixtures have been banned in new construction since 1986, but they are still in use across the U.S. and in Illinois. The presence of lead pipes has pers...

Pennsylvania is an old state with old infrastructure. As the commonwealth boomed in the early to mid-20th century, we built roads, bridges, highways and water systems. But as the commonwealth has aged, so too has our infrastructure, and we have struggled to maintain it. Some of those signs of aging

Growing District For Growing Minds

Results of lead testing in half of Springfield's school buildings are back. They show 25 of 27 had at least one faucet over Missouri's lead limit.

Testing in 2023 revealed elevated lead levels at the Houston R-1 School District. Since then, the district has taken several measures to remediate issues.

The clock is ticking for Missouri school districts as they work to meet the state’s new, more stringent standards for lead testing in schools.

“I find it difficult in these final hours to accept my fate. I lie here in my tent haunted by memories of battles lost,” wrote a student, leader of defeated warriors.