Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

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 ...

How many more environmental incidents need to occur before we get serious about curbing our addiction to plastic? Officials made the decision to burn off vinyl chloride, a volatile chemical that they ...

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.

Q: Our home has polybutylene water pipes and we’re afraid this will prevent us from selling the property. We’ve never had any plumbing problems, but our neighbors have had several major leaks. Do you ...

Q: When we bought our house, the home inspector said we have copper water pipes. This turned out to be incorrect. Two plumbers have determined that are polybutylene plastic. They say these lines ...

Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - October 2, 2025) - Urban Piping announced today the launch of a comprehensive national initiative to eliminate polybutylene (Poly B) pipes from Canadian homes, ...

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 ...

Even casual observers of fire conditions and wildfires will note that the last few years in Colorado have been rough. All across the West, actually, we’re seeing larger and larger megafires that torch ...

Tyjuanna LaBennett is already dealing with a sinking driveway, supported by 10 feet of railroad ties, but that's not the only problem with her Cary home. “One minute, I’m in my house having breakfast ...