When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, ...

Q Do harmful compounds leach into water coming through plastic pipes? I see a lot of plastic water supply pipes being used in homes these days and I’m concerned. A I’ve wondered about this too, but as ...

(CBS News) Few things are as crucial to everyday life as clean water, carried in PVC plastic pipe. Much of it is made by JM Eagle, the biggest pipe manufacturer of plastic PVC pipe on the planet. But ...

A landmark federal commitment to fund the elimination of a toxic national legacy—lead drinking water pipes—promises to improve the public health outlook for millions of people across the U.S. But it ...

A California appeals court ruled Nov. 17 that PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) pipe will be subject to California Environmental Quality Act review before it can be installed for drinking water in ...

OGDEN, Utah (ABC4) — Black smoke could be seen off Washington Boulevard near 21st street in Ogden on Tuesday, caused by a fire involving plastic construction pipe. According to Ogden City Fire ...

Plastic trash is littering the land and fouling rivers and oceans. But what we can see is only a small fraction of what's out there. Since modern plastic was first mass-produced, 8 billion tons have ...

Drinking water from disposable plastic bottles may be passing hundreds of thousands of potentially harmful tiny plastic particles into our bodies, a new study finds. Research published Monday in the ...

What do you get when you tip 96 million black plastic balls into a reservoir? A money-saving system that maintains water quality, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. On Monday, ...

He said it happened on a day “with good weather and no rain” while people were in the sea with children nearby. Southern Water said the incident was reported to it and pollution was not identified ...

Firefighters say the successful rescue of a worker trapped in an underground pipe this week will enhance future training. On Monday, the Arlington Fire Department’s Special Operations Teams freed a ...