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The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is temporarily suspending its program to partially replace lead water service lines less than a month after it…
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Over the years, Pittsburgh's City Council has tried to encourage social change through legislation. That includes the executive order signed Friday by…
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We’ve heard a lot about lead service lines after the Flint water crisis and Pittsburgh’s efforts to replace its old pipes. But that’s not the only way…
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Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner wants the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to stop all partial lead line replacements in the city.According…
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Thirty separate water systems in Southwestern Pennsylvania violated the federal Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015, according to a new report from the…
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Lead isn’t the only harmful substance that can make its way into drinking water.Chemicals from pharmaceuticals, pesticides and personal care products can…
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The problem of lead in drinking water has been well-known for years. But the tragedy in Flint, Michigan, where lead-tainted water poisoned hundreds of…
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Inside the bowels of the Pittsburgh Water Treatment Plant, what looks like a row of high-quality science fair entries hums with pipes, tanks and motors.…
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Alex Merchant and Madeline Lagattuta walked through their recently purchased home in Polish Hill. Chalk marks covered the floors, indicating where new…
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A western Pennsylvania school district where high levels of lead in an elementary school's water went unresolved for months faces a federal lawsuit.The…