This summer, rural water customers in Southwest Iowa have faced shortages and boil orders, while areas around Des Moines are ...

The law allows the Illinois Department of Public Health to impose civil penalties against non-community water supplies that ...

Within the U.S., tap water sources are heavily regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. Because of this bill, the EPA is able to set ...

The researchers discovered that prenatal exposure to arsenic was associated with a higher likelihood of babies being born ...

Water expert warns that tap and bottled water contain harmful chemicals, with 200 million Americans drinking ...

When scientists found a carcinogen in Santa Rosa's drinking water after the Tubbs fire, it triggered a race to develop ...

Well Water: Safety and Quality. For almost 1 out of every 7 Americans, a private well is the primary source of drinking water. Private wells are not regulated by the EPA.

There are about 3,000 electric utilities in the U.S. but over 50,000 water utilities. While some serve as many as ... “We have the technical know-how to provide safe drinking water,” says ...

Today, the country still reaps the benefits. Most Americans are provided high-quality water from their taps. “At a time when the American public is skeptical of the government’s ability to take ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the health impacts of fluoride in drinking water — taking what could be an initial step toward new national limits or a ban on the ...

MORE than half of families in the Philippines had access to safely managed drinking water in 2024, while access to basic sanitation and handwashing facilities also showed modest improvements, ...

When scientists found a carcinogen in the drinking water of Santa Rosa, Calif., after the Tubbs fire, it triggered a race to develop measures to keep residents safe. While there’s still work to ...