The new proposal is being criticized for not proactively replacing lead service lines across the nation. It also keeps the same threshold for lead in drinking water that the U.S. currently has.

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the new rules will aid in better lead testing of water supplies, more lead pipe replacements and make more information on lead detection available to the public.

Joe Cotruvo, a former director of the Drinking Water Standards Division at EPA, said the existing regulations work and should be credited with significantly reducing lead in drinking water, they ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to do more to ensure that small community water systems comply with safe drinking water rules, according to a report out Tuesday.

The lead and copper working group is part of the EPA’s National Drinking Water Advisory Council, which in December formally sent numerous recommendations to the agency, including for the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given a total of $854,000 to Kansas and Missouri to help both states reduce the ...

An EPA directive that all drinking water systems in the nation remove their lead pipes may not solve contamination concerns at L.A. public housing complexes. Los Angeles investigating lead-tainted ...

Drinking water systems in Massachusetts must replace all lead pipes within 10 years, according to federal regulations announced this week. The Environmental Protection Agency will provide nearly ...

The Environmental Protection Agency will soon strengthen lead in drinking water regulations, after decades when they essentially remained the same. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a total of $26 million in funding for states and territories to ...

Lead levels in water was brought to national attention during the Flint water crisis, which started in 2014. Drinking water in the Michigan city was found to be unsafe for consumption, with ...

Betsy Southerland, a senior EPA water official under the Obama administration, said the new proposals fail to boost the urgency of the country’s rules, issued in 1991, for cleaning up lead in ...