Just how much did the deadly L.A. wildfires affect the water supply? It’s an issue the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and other utility providers are learning about as they work to restore ...

All too often, Americans of all political stripes are quick to criticize the decisions made by the federal government or to raise concerns over whether Washington, D.C. understands the issues that ...

On December 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford signed into law the Safe Drinking Water Act. Fifty years later, it remains one of America’s most important environmental laws and most effective public ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across ...

FILE - A copper water supply line, left, is shown connected to a water main after being installed for lead pipe, right, July 20, 2018, in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) Water providers in ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — As DC Water starts cleaning its water lines, the company is advising the community that drinking water may have a slight change in smell and taste for the next week.

The Atlanta water crisis that crippled large sections of the city and left thousands of residents without clean water for nearly a week shone a bright national spotlight on vulnerabilities lurking in ...

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Fortunately, most drinking water is safe to drink. Here are a few contaminants to look out for, along with tips to test for ...

More than 11,000 houses in Nassau County and a handful in Suffolk draw their drinking water through old lead service lines, and at least 100,000 more have pipes whose material is unknown but could ...

A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to ...