Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic water pipes may be cheaper, but they also come with risks Mark Bernard/iStock/Getty Images Plus Flint, Michigan, made ...

NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As communities across New Jersey continue to replace hundreds of thousands of old drinking water pipes made of lead, a coalition ...

Plastic pipe producers are in a good position to meet increasing demand as U.S. cities update drinking water and wastewater systems, but that's also bringing a new wave of criticism from environmental ...

How many more environmental incidents need to occur before we get serious about curbing our addiction to plastic? Officials made the decision to burn off vinyl chloride, a volatile chemical that they ...

Every house has its own sounds. The sump pump cycling after a heavy rain, or the ductwork snapping as it heats up and expands, or that unexplained cracking we hear late at night when we are all alone.

PVC pipe is one of the most common and popular options for providing communities and homes with clean, safe drinking water. In fact, it's been in use around the world for more than 70 years. Whether ...

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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans City Council members on Tuesday (March 10) pressed the Sewerage and Water Board to come up with a plan to end ongoing problems caused by major water main pipe breaks.

The Mississippi Development Authority said the company is investing $80 million into the project with an eye on creating 50 jobs at its new Fusible PVC Pipe plant. Azuria Water Solutions broke ground ...

As communities across New Jersey continue to replace hundreds of thousands of old drinking water pipes made of lead, a coalition of advocacy groups warned this week against using PVC pipes to deliver ...