drinking water

In One Historically Black Florida Community, the Drinking Water Is Brown

In Whitted, testing has confirmed the water is contaminated with arsenic and PFAS/PFOS. An effort to connect the residents to the local water system has moved slowly.

By Amy Green

Water Bills Surged More Than Other Costs in US Homes Over 10 Years, a ‘Striking’ New Report Shows

By Steven Rodas

The Specter of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over Pennsylvania’s Rural Communities

By Ben Seal

A Pipeline Giant That Spilled Jet Fuel in Pennsylvania Is Trying to Weaken a Clean Water Law

By Marianne Lavelle

Neighbors of Pipeline Leak Live in Fear and Regulatory Neglect in Trump Era of ‘Unleashed’ Energy

By Marianne Lavelle

Permian Basin Community Seeks Fix for Radium in Its Drinking Water

By Martha Pskowski

In Florida, Being Poor Isn’t Enough to Qualify for the Best Water Aid

By Kate Waxman

Mexican Cenotes Are in Danger

By Andrés Muedano

An Iowa Town Spent $800,000 on a New Well. It Pumps Undrinkable Water.

By Anika Jane Beamer

Sewage and Fuel Leaks Contaminate the Potomac River, Source of Drinking Water for More Than 5 Million People

By Aman Azhar

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

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