Doubts on Lead Pipe Replacement
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The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority is considering scaling back its plan to replace underground lead water pipes, saying that a chemical added to the distribution system in recent years has significantly reduced lead contamination citywide.
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Penny-pinching or 'essential maintenance' for ex-Pipexers? Thousands of ex-Pipex customers have been suffering unexplained interruptions in their broadband service in recent weeks, as their new provider Tiscali stealthily works to cut costs.â¦
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By Gene Austin  Q: A few years ago, the pressure regulator valve on our main water line failed and some water pipes in our home burst, causing considerable damage. We have a new valve but I worry about it failing also.
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 14--About 1,100 families in Wichita are being encouraged to get blood tests for their children because their water may be contaminated with lead.
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Lead poisoning in pets is decreasing as lead paint grows more rare. But if your pet shows symptoms of lead poisoning, you should be tested as well.
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The top U.S. product safety regulator on Tuesday urged manufacturers to remove lead from children's products now and not wait for congressional action that would essentially ban the toxic substance from toys.
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Dishes, toys, jewelry and backpacks that have not yet been recalled all carried "worrisome" levels of lead, the nonprofit Consumers Union said on Monday.
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By MARIE ROHDE  In a victory for the lead paint industry, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court jury decided Friday that the nation's largest manufacturer of lead pigment used in paint did not have to pay the City of Milwaukee $52.6 million as a reimbursement for the city's lead-cleanup effort.
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What happened to all the lead-tainted products that have been recalled recently? Most, it turns out, may still be in the consumersâ hands.
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Most people associate lead poisoning with paint chips and toxic dust. But in a case report published last week, doctors identified a more unusual source of exposure, gunshot wounds.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 20--Phil Weissenberger hasn't gotten the bill yet, but he knows he's  not going to like it.   The owner of Affordable Repair Service, 1303 S.
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A missing piece of the device used to clean the walls of the 800-mile Alaska pipeline could damage sensitive equipment.
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By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Mar. 12--David Wasson works hard to make sure he provides enough water to his Benbrook customers.   But he wants to pipe it into their homes, not send it by way of a flood.
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By PHIL MULKINS  Dear Action Line: In all of your recycling pieces, I haven't seen anything on what to do with burned-out fluorescent tubes. These contain mercury, and this is not destroyed by incineration. Airborne mercury settles into rivers and streams, getting into the fish we eat.
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By Dave Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 15--It's been a long moving process, but a local manufacturing company is in the final leg of relocating from the Bellingham waterfront to the Ferndale area.   And it's getting some help.
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(HealthDay News) - Since exposure to even low amounts of lead among children can cause learning disabilities and behavioral problems, it's important for parents to prevent exposure at home.
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Did someone kill Beethoven? A Viennese pathologist asserts that the composer's physician did -- inadvertently overdosing him with lead in a cure that went wrong.