Lead Pipes are Everywhere in Chicago. Here’s How to Protect Yourself. Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic ...

If your home has old lead water pipes, there's a chance that harmful concentrations of lead may be present in your water. An experimental new device could soon allow homeowners to check for themselves ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Roughly 165,000 Cleveland Water customers may still have lead service lines connecting their homes to the city’s water system. Luckily, there’s an easy way to check.

Here’s how the test works: scratch the pipe with a penny. If it shows shiny silver and flakes, it’s lead. If it’s copper-colored, it’s copper. If a magnet sticks, it’s galvanized steel. Magnets won’t ...

Chicago has more lead service lines than any other city in the United States. That concerning stat has inspired researchers at Northwestern University to help with a solution. They came up with an ...

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — The Steubenville Water Department is conducting lead sampling of its water and is asking residents for assistance. "A couple years ago, we started sending out letters to all of ...

NORWAY, S.C. — News19 is working to get more answers after the Town of Norway notified residents after recent water samples showed lead levels that exceed federal limits. According to a public notice ...