Public health

New Tests Reveal 15 out of 15 of Indiana’s Coal Ash Ponds Are Leaking

Photo: Barbara Deardorff draws water from her tap in Wheatfield, Indiana. Dangerous chemicals from a nearby coal ash pond have…

6 years ago

Detroit schools shutting off drinking water because of lead, copper

Click the link below to view the USA TODAY motion graphic showing how lead can get into your drinking water,…

6 years ago

Upper Dublin parents asked to send kids to school with bottled water

HORSHAM, Pa. (WPVI) -- Parents are being asked to send their children to school with bottled water, and one state…

6 years ago

Report finds toxins in dozens of public water systems across the USA

Photo: US Environmental Protection Agency's Peter Grevatt and Cosmo Servidio listen to members of the public comment during a PFAS…

6 years ago

Flint: EPA Upholds State Ability to Set Deadlines to Fix Deficiencies in Water System

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver. Photo: Brett Carlsen (Getty Images) As of Thursday, the people of Flint, Michigan, have gone 1,569…

6 years ago

Hillsborough School District found lead in its water, didn’t tell parents for a year.

Patrick Anding stands with his wife, Lakesha, and nine-year-old son DáVeon near their home across from Foster Elementary School. Patrick…

6 years ago

As bouts with killer algae rose, Florida gutted its water quality monitoring

When Florida Sea Grant director Karl Havens, who is a well-regarded expert on water and has studied pollution all over…

6 years ago

The Hidden Dangers of Counterfeit Water Filters

Online shopping makes it easier to run errands, saving us time and often money, too. As a savvy shopper, you…

6 years ago

Commentary: Florida’s great green algae disaster

We asked for it... us and Rick Scott Imagine for a moment that you see a guy slowly reaching toward…

6 years ago

Farmers Face Tough Choice On Controversial Weedkiller

Photo: Farmers attend Dicamba training in Cadiz, Kentucky. Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource Jeff McGrew stood in line with…

6 years ago