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 ...

North Texas cities that allow the use of PVC pipes to convey drinking water may want to revisit those decisions as EPA’s ...

With the EPA’s toxic review of vinyl chloride, South Texas should analyze water pipes in a changing regulatory environment.

The Erie County Water Authority in Buffalo, N.Y., has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against municipal PVC pipe producers alleging illegal collusion to increase prices. The lawsuit filed Nov. 8 ...

A report published not coincidentally just ahead of Earth Day (April 22), warns anew of the potential safety concerns revolving around the use of PVC pipes for drinking water. I say anew because "The ...

A study published by the Utah State University (USU) buried structures laboratory takes a comprehensive look at PVC pipe excavations, testing and life cycle analysis. The key findings? A combination ...

Melissa Scanlan and Rajpreet Grewal do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...