Mayor Jim Paine vetoed the ordinance after it was adopted by the City Council on Dec. 16. The committee accepted changes recommended Thursday, Feb. 5, proposed by Paine. “Nothin ...
Forty years ago, as a public health nurse for the city of Milwaukee, Chris Baumgart visited people's homes to educate residents on the dangers of lead exposure. Although she warned people lead could ...
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Youngstown’s Water Department is facing a big task: replacing the lead pipes to city water users. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set a deadline of 2037, and ...
Several projects will take place this year to help get rid of the lead pipes, one was just finished on Mahoning Avenue, the ...
Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply. The city has the most lead service lines in the ...
As Gina Ramirez buckled her 11-year-old son into her car for their drive to school, she handed him a plastic water bottle. “I would love to be able to have him put a cup under the tap if he was ...
Gainesville Regional Utilities is conducting an inventory of its water service lines to ensure none are made of lead following recent rule changes by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Jennifer ...
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 ...