Q. My home has aluminum wiring. In one of your articles, you recommended copper pigtails on the wire ends to eliminate a fire hazard. So I called my local building department to get their advice.

Q: My home has aluminum wiring. In one of your articles, you recommended copper pigtails on the wire ends to eliminate a fire hazard. So I called my local building department to get their advice ...

For over half a century, Copper-Clad Aluminum (CCA) building wire has been installed in family homes across the United States, silently demonstrating its long-term reliability and safety. Yet ...

The city is in the process of switching lights from copper wire to aluminum to deter theft. As of Thursday, Bryan Dodds, deputy director of public works for Minneapolis, said lights are still out ...

Copper wire theft has been a growing problem in Tulare County and throughout the U.S. Here's one way officials aim to help farmers fight back.