Approximately 23 million U.S. homes rely on private wells as their primary source of drinking water, but many of these households may be unknowingly consuming contaminated water. In 2022, Gabriel Lade ...

A group of potentially toxic “forever chemicals,” mostly coming from prescribed drugs, may be contaminating drinking water for millions of Americans, as wastewater treatment plants fail to remove them ...

Researchers discovered that refillable jugs and everyday dispensers can contaminate drinking water, and only a small fraction ...

The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines. One of the primary drinking water sources for the region, the river has high nitrate levels that have led to water restrictions for some 600,000 ...

Salem City Council voted unanimously Monday to declare a state of emergency to help prepare its municipal water system for a planned deep drawdown of the Detroit Lake Reservoir in the fall of 2026.