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 ...

Aging infrastructure for water pipes in the United States has long been a problem, as we saw a few years ago with the lead pipe fiasco in Flint, MI. It’s not just a pipe problem — these aging pipes ...

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is hailed as a wonder material, and, in many ways, it is. However, the possibilities are not endless. PVC has its limits, especially in HVAC applications. PVC sometimes makes ...

PVC pipe is one of the most common and popular options for providing communities and homes with clean, safe drinking water. In fact, it's been in use around the world for more than 70 years. Whether ...

In the dynamic landscape of construction materials, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) looms large. Its ubiquitous presence, however, conceals its dark side: severe environmental and health impacts. As the ...

Texas is one of several states receiving money from the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce lead in drinking water. According to the agency, the funding will go toward finding and replacing lead ...

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.

Polyvinyl chloride, better known as PVC, is a versatile material that’s used in a wide variety of piping applications. It can be as thin and flexible as a wall covering or as rigid as an industrial ...