Nitrates are polluting the drinking water of more than 15 million people in 49 states and pose a particular threat in rural areas, according to a new report highlighting the scope of this kind of contamination.
Sewage leaks along the border between Mexico and the U.S. may get worse, and officials are debating how to address the issue.
When Texas, among other places, was hit with Hurricane Harvey this summer, it faced numerous stormwater management and water quality issues.
As the death toll continues to rise due to San Diego County’s hepatitis A virus outbreak, reports say water officials had warned about the risk for years.
University researchers in North Carolina have pointed to an unlikely culprit for water contamination: the treatment filters themselves.
Tap water service interruption is only part of the water crisis in Puerto Rico. Another major, related problem is the sewage crisis unfolding at the same time.
As an area of Montana struggles with dangerous water contamination, it has taken action against a polluter across the border.
In a move that has already draw controversy from either side of the hydraulic fracturing debate, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has voted to ban the practice from its purview.
Niagara Falls may be best known for its majestic, natural beauty, but this precious resource is having a hard time lately as the area’s wastewater treatment swims upstream against fundamental infrastructure issues.
The U.S. EPA is expected to police pollution in the nation’s waterways, but in an infamous instance two years ago, the agency itself became the polluter.
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