When temperatures plunge, the race to get water flowing again can push you toward risky shortcuts that plumbers dread. The so ...

That can be rotted away or torn, allowing water to work its way into the house along the pipe. With any of these problems, ...

We're sharing the best way to identify frozen pipes, how to thaw frozen pipes, plus how to avoid them entirely, all according to the pros.

Thames Water said work on a permanent repair was under way after a temporary fix failed to hold [Reuters/Toby Melville] Work to fix a burst water main in Oxford is continuing. Homes and businesses in ...

The Chicago Board of Education approved a small increase to its property tax levy on Monday that will allow the district to collect about $40 million more than originally planned. For taxpayers, that ...

As municipalities, water authorities and homeowners are grappling with ridding infrastructure of the health risk that lead water service lines can pose, there are still two major obstacles – logistics ...

If you've noticed moisture forming on your cold water pipes, you might assume that there's a leak. Before you call a plumber, though, take a deep breath. The true culprit could be something much more ...

Democrats are refusing to reopen the federal government unless Congress extends the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies scheduled to expire at the end of this year. Their ultimate goal is to make ...

For years, Chicago has been struggling to replace its lead pipes. The city has more than 412,000 confirmed and suspected lead service lines — the most of any city in the country — but it doesn’t ...

The Passaic Valley Water Commission was in a race against time when it started design work to replace an aging Paterson water distribution pipe that had been installed near the Passaic River in the ...

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Lea este artículo en español. This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News, Grist and WBEZ. CHICAGO—As Gina Ramirez buckled her 11-year-old son into her car last month for their daily drive ...