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.

A coalition of environmental organizations warned in a report Wednesday of potential health risks in replacing lead pipes with polyvinyl chloride (PVC). PVC, a low-cost plastic, is commonly used as an ...

So my sister, gardening mother and I were all delighted when he rigged up an irrigation system for the Sutton garden out of rain barrels, PVC pipe and a sump pump. I'm not quite sure how he got the ...

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 ...

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.

Q: I’ve noticed two things about my lawn. First, there’s an area that is really green and much taller than the surrounding grass; and second, this same area is very soft. I know something is wrong, ...

As communities across New Jersey continue to replace hundreds of thousands of old drinking water pipes made of lead, a coalition of advocacy groups warned this week against using PVC pipes to deliver ...

The Erie County Water Authority in Buffalo, N.Y., has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against municipal PVC pipe producers alleging illegal collusion to increase prices. The lawsuit filed Nov. 8 ...

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (CN) — A Canadian municipality is leading a price-fixing class action claiming suppliers of PVC pipes conspired to artificially inflate the price of the pipes following ...