How Can I Find Out If I Have a Lead Service Line?
Most of our household plumbing contains some amount of lead, whether in faucets, fittings, lead solder, or lead pipes, but lead service lines present the larges...
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Can I Use Water Sampling to Identify a Lead Service Line?
If you are trying to find out if you have a lead service line and you are comfortable with uncertainty and do not want to dig up your yard, water sampling can p...
NRDC Sues to Protect Kids from Perchlorate in Tap Water
The toxic chemical is a component of rocket fuel, munitions, and fireworks—and has already been found in drinking water in 26 states. ...
House OKs a Serious Investment in Protecting Our Water!
The House of Representatives’ passage of the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) is good news for our nation’s water infrastructure....
Let's Protect Millions of Kids from Lead-Tainted Water!
Millions of kids drink water from lead service lines—it's like drinking from a lead straw! The House of Representatives could provide $22.5 billion to fund re...
EPA Refuses to Protect Children from Perchlorate-Contaminated Tap Water
The agency defies a court order, the law, and science. ...