More than 11,000 houses in Nassau County and a handful in Suffolk draw their drinking water through old lead service lines, and at least 100,000 more have pipes whose material is unknown but could ...

The New York City home service company explains how older plumbing systems affect drinking water and offers solutions to boost safety at home. "Many homeowners don't think about what's happening ...

Almost all of the drinking water service lines in one of Indy's near northwest neighborhoods are made of lead. They're ...

New Mexico is experiencing a watershed moment. Within the next 50 years, the state’s top scientists project that climate ...

An example of lead pipes that deliver water to the nation's homes is on display. (Seth Perlman/AP Photo) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated in 2023 that the nation’s water utilities need to spend $625 billion on infrastructure over the next 20 years. Two-thirds of that total is for water ...

More than a week and a half after a contaminated pipeline left a Mountain View neighborhood without clean water, dozens of residents can now use or drink tap water after boiling it for a minute, while ...

This story is a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. Illinois is in the midst of a public health crisis. Nearly 1.5 million service lines ...

The funds, from the US Environmental Protection Agency, will go toward finding, removing and replacing residential lead ...