Public health

3 ways to improve water supplies in small towns

Photo: a public faucet that serves 1,000 families in el Alto, Bolivia. Photo credit: Stephan Bachenheimer / World Bank Small…

8 years ago

Replacing fixtures will get rid of lead in schools’ drinking water: expert

A top education official Sunday said parents shouldn’t worry about crisis-level lead in local schools’ drinking water — but a…

8 years ago

Report: Kentucky Water Systems Serving 1.5 Million Violated Health Standards

Kentucky is ranked near the top of a list no one wants to be on: the states with the highest…

8 years ago

Record Missouri flooding was manmade calamity, scientist says

Intersection of Interstate 44 and Route 141 in St. Louis County, Mo., on Dec. 30, 2015. Water levels more than…

8 years ago

New York expands drinking water protections for millions

Last week, New York’s leaders did more to protect the Empire State’s rivers and drinking water than at any other…

8 years ago

“Superman Is Not Coming”: Erin Brockovich on the Future of Water

Erin Brockovich speaks at the 2016 Arizona Ultimate Women's Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center. Phoenix, Arizona, October 9, 2016.…

8 years ago

Urgent need to manage water more sustainably, says UN report

© Cajetan Barretto The Report is published by the World Water Assessment Programme, which is hosted by UNESCO, on behalf…

8 years ago

Navajo Nation: Special Ed Students Await Water That Doesn’t Stink

At Saint Michael's Association for Special Education in St. Michaels, Ariz., the tap water sometimes runs yellow, brown and black.…

8 years ago

First evidence of popular farm pesticides in drinking water

Of the many pesticides that American farmers have embraced in their war on bugs, neonicotinoids are among the most popular.…

8 years ago

Lead Poisoning Afflicts Neighborhoods across California

Dozens of California communities have experienced recent rates of childhood lead poisoning that surpass those of Flint, Michigan, with one…

8 years ago