Illinois’ share of clean water grants to states would dip to $11 million next year, compared with $105.5 million this year.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the water crisis exposed nearly 100,000 residents of Flint to lead.

About a decade after Flint’s water crisis caused national outrage, replacement of lead water pipes still isn’t finished.

The contamination in Flint, Michigan, sparked a national dialogue about the harms of lead pipes and the country’s aging water ...

Officials said fallout from the crisis led the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in October 2024 to make changes to the ...

Years after problems with Flint’s water emerged, the town has finally replaced all of its lead pipes - The historic milestone ...

The failure to move with urgency in replacing lead service lines will place children and adults at greater risk of drinking ...

Banking for now on an outdated EPA rule from the first Trump administration, the city with the most lead service lines in the ...

More than a decade after toxic water poured from the taps and government trust went down the drain in Flint, Michigan, ...

At its current pace, the city’s project to replace lead water lines in Chicago’s Southside neighborhoods could take two centuries. Researchers at Northwestern University and community activists are ...

A construction crew completing a lead service line replacement at a home in Chicago in June 2023. The city has completed ...

Children born today will be middle-aged by the time Chicago finishes replacing all of its lead service lines, according to ...