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Benton Harbor homeowner stands against city's demand to 're-replace' water lines

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WSBT) — As Benton Harbor is all but complete in replacing water lines from its lead water crisis, WSBT 22 spoke with a man who says he's refusing to let the city replace his ...
Forbes

Everything You Need To Know About Polybutylene Pipes

If you’ve never heard of polybutylene piping, chances are you’ve never needed a major plumbing renovation in your house. Polybutylene is often called “poly,” “Poly B,” or “PB.” These days, it no ...
Yahoo

Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic − as some cities are doing − carries hidden costs

Flint, Michigan, made headlines in 2015 when tests revealed dangerously high lead levels in its drinking water. The city had switched its water supply to the Flint River a year earlier, and corrosive ...
The Conversation

Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic − as some cities are doing − carries hidden costs

Melissa Scanlan and Rajpreet Grewal do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant ...