Chemours told ProPublica that it invested more than $400 million to remediate and reduce PFAS emissions. It also noted that ...

Chicagoans face continued exposure to toxic drinking water as the city struggles for funding to remedy the system.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A bill heading to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could ensure safe drinking water standards in Illinois. The legislation allows the Illinois Department of Public Health to ...

Drinking water utilities have also sued over the Biden-era limits, arguing the cost of system upgrades to comply with it would be almost twice the $1.5 billion annual cost EPA estimated and would ...

Washington – Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) each introduced the WATER Act, a comprehensive bill to expand access to clean, safe, and affordable ...

Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974, which regulates the country’s drinking water supply. The act requires public water systems to follow standards laid out by the EPA, including ...

By 2015, almost 77 million Americans lived in regions with water systems that did not meet the safety standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Pennsylvania and New Jersey were among the top five ...

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), signed in 1974, has transformed U.S. water safety, reducing harmful contaminants and ensuring 93% of systems meet health standards.

Home / News / Environmental News As Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50, Iowa reviews nonpoint source pollution plan Runoff from fields, livestock facilities, city streets can be more difficult to track ...

President Gerald R. Ford signed the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974. “It's great that we've had it for, like, 50 years now,” McNaughton said.

A lot can change in 50 years, but the need for clean drinking water hasn’t. This month, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act — a formative piece of ...