Study: Pipe-corroding well water prevalent in half of states

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Half of U.S. states have a high prevalence of well water that’s corrosive enough to leach lead from pipes, the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday. The findings were based on the broadest sampling yet of untreated groundwater from private wells supplying 44 million Americans, the federal agency said. While federal and […]