As evacuation orders are lifted, safe drinking water should be top of mind for those residents able to return to their homes. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning ...

Korin Miller of Food & Wine explains that tap water is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, while bottled water falls under the jurisdiction of ...

There are growing questions about the effectiveness of a plan to address California's water crisis, weeks after the deadly ...

Each year, cities, states and individuals spread millions of tons of road salt, which can leach into nearby freshwater ...

Now, three out of four Americans receive fluoride in their public drinking water, according to the American Cancer Society, which adds that the decision to incorporate fluoride into public water ...

“The water is going to be safe to drink,” Paulsen said ... launched the city into a water crisis. Now that leaders say Richmond’s tap water is back and clean, we’re waiting on an after ...

In other natural disasters like floods or earthquakes, city officials may recommend boiling water before ... tested and removed to safe levels before water is safe for drinking again.

They argued that if the public utility department had swiftly fixed the reservoir, local hydrants wouldn’t have run dry less than 24 hours after the crisis ... to meet safe drinking water ...

Richmond is giving taxpayers and city utility customers extra time to pay their bills this month because of the week-long crisis ... Richmond's water supply has been "confirmed safe for drinking ...