PVC pipe is one of the most common and popular options for providing communities and homes with clean, safe drinking water.

A report from a coalition of U.S. environmental advocacy groups has warned of the health risks of PVC plastic and urged public officials against using the material in community drinking water pipes.

NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...

How many more environmental incidents need to occur before we get serious about curbing our addiction to plastic? Officials made the decision to burn off vinyl chloride, a volatile chemical that they ...

A report warning cities against the use of PVC pipes in water systems sparked swift and resounding criticism from the plastics industry, its advocates and at least one leading scientific expert.

Andrew J. Whelton received funding from the Paradise Irrigation District and Paradise Rotary Foundation. He also participated in the California Governor's Operations of Emergency Services Camp Fire ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic water pipes may be cheaper, but they also come with risks Mark Bernard/iStock/Getty Images Plus Flint, Michigan, made ...

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, ...