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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s an age-old question, one that has kept philosophers, engineers and homeowners awake at night since the dawn of time: Did I tighten that pipe enough or is it going to leak? Pipes are designed to ...