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 ...

Clean drinking water is a fundamental necessity. Still, even properly treated tap water won't always be completely free from ...

Nearly one-third of people across the U.S. may be exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water. Twenty-seven percent of public water systems around the U.S.—serving approximately 97 ...

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 ...