Chicago spends more than any other city to replace lead water pipes

This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News, Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. No city dealing with a lot of lead pipes spends as much as Chicago does to replace them. With more than 400,000 lead water service lines, Chicago has the largest…

First covered Jun 30, 2026 · 1:30 AM PT · 2 articles

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8h Inside Climate News Why Is It So Expensive to Replace Lead Pipes in Chicago? — This story is a partnership between Inside Climate News, Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region. No city dealing with a…

8h Grist Why is it so unusually expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago?

Appeared in: 2026-06-30 (#4)

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