drinking water

The Town That Extended ‘Smart Growth’ to Its Water

Photo: The Rocky Mountains rise behind the Denver skyline. Charlie Riedel/AP As Western states grapple with drought, Westminster, Colorado, has…

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Dirtiest week for water in EPA history

Photo: © Getty Images Before the Clean Water Act was passed in 1972, our nation’s waters were in trouble. Lake…

6 years ago

Data Shows San Diego Officials Misled the Public on Potential Source of Lead in Water

Photo by Will Huntsberry The city isn’t sure what 192,000 of its water lines are made of. No other major…

6 years ago

What is an ‘impaired’ waterway and why are so many in Pennsylvania?

Photo: Pennsylvania's "Category 5" streams include the Juniata and Susquehanna rivers and many creeks, such as the Yellow Breeches in…

6 years ago

A crisis in Kentucky shows the high cost of clean drinking water

Photo: Junior Hunt, left, and Bobby Fletcher pick up donated water in Huntleyville, Ky., to share with Martin County residents.…

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