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 ...

The vinyl industry is fighting back against claims that it shouldn't be used in infrastructure products and is bringing specific examples to support it. In a Vinyl Institute report released Aug. 9, it ...

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