Lisa Montemayor of the Houston Department of Health and Human Services collecting water samples. Photo: Eric Thayer for The New...
North Carolina sues company accused of polluting Cape Fear River
Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration is suing a manufacturer accused of dumping pollutants into the river that serves as the main...
Microplastic contamination: Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world
Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent...
Effects of contaminated water
A water contaminant is a substance which is found in water that has the potential to pose a risk to...
Systemic Failure: Why 1 Million Californians Lack Safe Drinking Water
Small, cash-strapped water districts don’t have the financial, political or technological resources to treat some of the United States’ most...