lead pipes

It’s just before 6 p.m. on a breezy Wednesday evening in Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Department of Water Management staffers…

The deadline for Flint property owners to take part in the city’s free lead service line replacement program is just a few days away.During the Flint…

The city of Flint’s lead service line pipe replacement program is entering a critical next few weeks. Flint’s water crisis prompted the city to begin…

Members of Michigan’s congressional delegation are among those waiting to see if a deal can be cut between the Biden administration and Republican leaders…

Today on Stateside, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has lifted the mask mandate for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Two political strategists…

President Biden wants to spend more than two trillion dollars rebuilding the nation’s aging infrastructure. One chunk of that would replace all lead pipes…

Flint’s pipe replacement project is restarting as the state lifts COVID-19 restrictions.The city has been replacing lead and galvanized water service…

Flint is suspending its lead pipe replacement program amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Flint started replacing service lines connecting city homes and…

On April 25, 2014, the city of Flint switched its water source to the Flint River without properly treating it. That damaged thousands of lead and…

Attorneys representing groups that sued to force the replacement of Flint’s lead service lines expect the job will get done this year.Earlier this week,…