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 study of water mains in the U.S. and Canada shows a 27 percent increase in breaks and failures during the last six years. That's 14 breaks a year for every 100 miles of pipe — up from 11 breaks in ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — Nevada, Virginia, Delaware, Tennessee, San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and 39 other California municipalities and water districts have ...

Build a homemade drip irrigation system using PVC pipes and tubing to start efficiently watering your garden inside and outside. Proper watering is one of the most important aspects of growing your ...