Most tap water in the U.S. is safe to drink. But concerns about aging pipes, a group of chemicals known as PFAS and taste ...

Almost half of all tap water in the U.S. contains the toxic class of chemicals PFAS, with a significant concentration on the East Coast, according to a recent study from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Turning on the tap and filling a glass of water feels like one of the simplest, safest acts in daily life. Yet the science, the data, and the growing wave of regulatory battles tell a far more ...

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Despite the fact that hundreds of companies make reusable water bottles, single-use plastic bottles are ubiquitous. Last year, Americans spent about 10 billion dollars on bottled water and disposed of ...

The reason people in Silicon Valley are spending $36 for 2.5 gallons of unfiltered raw water in shapely glass bottles is fear, but not of contracting a waterborne disease like cholera. The raw-water ...

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BENTON HARBOR, MI — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says filters distributed by the state and county health departments since 2018 to remove lead from tap water in Benton Harbor are ...