If you've got a box of extra PVC pipes and fittings sitting your shed or garage from a previous project, you're halfway to ...

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 study of water mains in the U.S. and Canada shows a 27 percent increase in breaks and failures during the last six years. That's 14 breaks a year for every 100 miles of pipe — up from 11 breaks in ...

With the EPA’s toxic review of vinyl chloride, North Carolina communities should analyze water pipes in a changing regulatory ...

North Texas cities that allow the use of PVC pipes to convey drinking water may want to revisit those decisions as EPA’s ...

A study published by the Utah State University (USU) buried structures laboratory takes a comprehensive look at PVC pipe excavations, testing and life cycle analysis. The key findings? A combination ...

DEAR JOAN: This summer I added a PVC extension from my backyard water spigot so I could easily water my new shrubbery at the two decks in the back and side of my house. I did not turn off the water to ...