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 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.

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 ...

Q: Dear Tim, I love reading your column in my local paper. Several months ago, you wrote about which plumbing pipe might be better for water lines, copper and PEX. You briefly mentioned a new tool ...