Plastic pipe producers are in a good position to meet increasing demand as U.S. cities update drinking water and wastewater systems, but that's also bringing a new wave of criticism from environmental ...

A UMD professor is working to make drainage infrastructure more sustainable by using recycled plastics in pipes.

San Antonio is suing plastic water-pipe manufacturers for $50 million in a case that could be important to Chicago, where an ordinance to approve the use of plastic water pipes in homes is pending in ...

As water utilities mobilize to replace millions of lead pipes across the country, they are sometimes choosing plastic, which some advocates worry can pose its own risks to drinking water. Last month, ...