drinking water

In Puerto Rico, an Innovative Water Treatment System Fortifies a Community

Researchers believe the portable system, the first of its kind in Puerto Rico, can be an essential resource for places that have long lacked reliable access to clean drinking water.

Story and photos by Sarah Mattalian

As a Colorado Aquifer Runs Low, Dangerous Heavy Metals Threaten Rural Communities’ Drinking Water

By Emily Payne

Nearly One-Fifth of Americans Are Consuming Water With High Levels of Nitrates

By Georgina Gustin

Corpus Christi Plans to Declare a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?

By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija of KUT, and Emily Salazar of KEDT

At Water Week 2026, Local Leaders See a Glimmer of Hope

By Gabriel Matias Castilho

How Extreme Weather and Aging Infrastructure Led to Months of ‘Musty’ Water in One Ohio Village

By Julie Grant, The Allegheny Front

A Global Chemical Giant Racks Up Violations in Durham, N.C., Where Drinking Water for a Million Is Threatened

By Lisa Sorg

Former EPA Staff Detail Expanding Pollution Risks Under Trump

By Liza Gross

NJ Residents to Receive $4.9 Million Settlement for PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water

By Jon Hurdle

Asheboro, North Carolina, Is Under Pressure to Control Discharges of a Toxic Chemical Into Drinking Water Supply

By Lisa Sorg

A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals

By Lisa Sorg

Climate Change Worsens Half-Century of Drinking Water Problems for Maine Native Reservation

By Sydney Cromwell

Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It

By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin

Illinois Communities Grapple With ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Their Drinking Water

By Douglas J. Guth

Flint Completes Required Lead Pipe Replacements

By Carrie Klein

N.C. Has Allowed a Likely Carcinogen Into Three Rivers Serving 900,000 People

By Lisa Sorg

Five Years After Pennsylvania’s Landmark Fracking Report, Its Public Health Goals Remain Largely Unmet, Groups Say

By Jon Hurdle

Chicago’s Plan to Replace Lead Pipes Puts It 30 Years Behind the Federal Deadline

By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

As Data Centers Proliferate Across Illinois, Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water

By Susan Cosier