Public health

What we know about PFAS contamination in Parchment drinking water

PARCHMENT, MI -- Residents using Parchment's municipal water supply were told on July 26 to immediately stop drinking the water…

6 years ago

In Town With Little Water, Coca-Cola Is Everywhere. So Is Diabetes.

Photo: A stream in San Cristóbal de las Casas, which residents claim is contaminated with sewage. Potable water is scarce…

6 years ago

Flint Water Crisis Deaths Likely Surpass Official Toll

The death toll in Flint, Michigan, from contaminated water may be much higher than state health officials have acknowledged, an…

6 years ago

Chemicals that keep drinking water flowing may also cause fouling

The top image shows a thin and stiff biofilm formed from untreated water, and the bottom image shows a thick…

6 years ago

‘Fecal Soup’: Wisconsin Well Water Would Horrify You

Erika Balza does not drink the water out of her tap. Despite having a new well installed that came with…

6 years ago

‘A Civil Action’ Carcinogen Pollutes Tap Water Supplies for 14 Million Americans

Under Trump, EPA Retreats From Proposed Ban on Key Uses of TCE Drinking water supplies for 14 million Americans are…

6 years ago

Michigan Faces Another Toxic Water Crisis

Now Its Governor Wants a Chemical Company to Pay Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has asked the state attorney general to…

6 years ago

Watchdog says lack of EPA oversight helped cause ‘catastrophic’ Flint water crisis

Placards posted above water fountains warn against drinking the water at Flint Northwestern High School in Flint, Michigan, May 4,…

6 years ago

Sinking land, poisoned water: the dark side of California’s mega farms

Farm fields along the path of the California aqueduct in the Central Valley, a region that produces a quarter of…

6 years ago

North metro Denver groundwater contaminated with PFCs flows to 50,000 residents

Photo: South Adams County Water and Sanitation District tests water for metals at Klein Water Treatment Facility on July 13, 2018 in…

6 years ago