Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of abandoned telephone cables throughout the US are likely leaching toxic lead into American soil and waterways, an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eight miles of lead cable have been removed from Lake Tahoe, following years of advocacy by organizations dedicated to its ...

The lawsuits draw on reporting from the Wall Street Journal asserting that lead-sheathed cables that various telecom companies inherited from Bell System are leaching lead into the environment.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. / Nev. – AT&T has announced it will resume removal of the controversial lead-clad cables in Lake Tahoe. The company halted cable removal in 2023 upon media reports questioning the ...

Lead does not break down over time and so accumulates in soil, but not much federal testing or scientific research has focused on the potential risks coming from lead-sheathed telephone cables. READ ...

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. – Many organizations and beachgoers are rejoicing following the final leg of lead cable removal at Baldwin Beach that took place Sept. 17-18, which unearthed 75 feet of cable ...

Lake Tahoe is one of the most protected bodies of water in the country — and yet, for decades, 8 miles of lead-clad cables have been abandoned underwater, where they remain today. Those lead cables ...

KINGSTON, N.Y.— U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan, D-Gardiner, demanded Friday that CEOs of the largest telecommunications companies in the country testify in Congress after the Wall Street Journal reported that ...

July 20 (Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday directed state departments to investigate health risks associated with old lead-clad cables left by telecommunication companies. Sign up ...

Is The Wall Street Journal turning into ProPublica? The Wall Street Journal has always been known as a right-leaning editorial page but a down-the-middle news section that proved its mettle by ...

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