The Safe Drinking Water Act is a federal law that sets quality standards for the systems that provide Americans with drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency uses a weighted point ...
This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. When my young daughter says she’s thirsty, I take for granted that the water from our kitchen tap is clean and safe.
While it is generally fine to consume tap water in the United States, there are still millions of Americans who suffer from a lack of safe drinking water. The situation in Flint, Michigan ...
under the Safe Drinking Water Act, while bottled water falls under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Additional research highlights potential issues with bottled water ...