Lead Pipe Right News Today

New maps show the extent of New York States lead pipe replacement program. They demonstrate progress in replacing lead service lines, although the state still has an estimated 494,000 of them. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the state of New York more than $300 million over the last three years for the work but only $104 million has been awarded to municipalities. ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has a month to respond in court to a new lawsuit concerning a factory farm in the central part of the state. Those leading the legal fight said the case speaks to how worried some communities are about concentrated animal feeding operations. The group Midwest Environmental Advocates represents Portage County residents in a lawsuit claiming the Department of Natural Resources reached an illegal settlement with a large livestock facility for a wastewa...

Millions of dollars will be available to help replace the tens of thousands of suspected lead water pipes statewide thanks to a federal law.

OGDENSBURG — The city of Ogdensburg is seeking an engineering firm to complete an inventory of any lead piping in its water system.

OLEAN — Thousands of local water service lines are among those statewide to be cataloged and slated for removal due to lead concerns.

Lead Pipe Right to Know Act signed into law: What does it mean? New York State

Lead Pipe Right to Know Act signed into law: What does it mean? New York State

It aims to protect people from health risks associated with lead pipes.

The State of Iowa has just put its first-ever drought plan to work to help it manage one of the longest and most severe dry periods in recent history. Officials say they are already making plans to improve it. Iowa was more than 15 inches short of normal precipitation between fall 2022 and this autumn. ...

The federal Environmental Protection Agency says West Virginia isnt accurately keeping track of how many of the states streams are polluted, and has added an additional 346 streams - totaling around 1,600 miles - to its impaired list. Measuring water quality is required by the federal Clean Water Act to help determine how safe waterways are for aquatic life, swimming, recreation and consumption. In a recent webinar, John Wirts, a retired biologist with the West Virginia Department of Environme...