If you’ve been hearing more about PFAS in Wisconsin waters, it’s because testing is increasingly detecting those harmful chemicals. As of Nov. 18, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was monitoring PFAS contamination at 91 sites from French Island in the west to Peshtigo in the east.
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin was given over $140 million in federal funding to improve wastewater and drinking water infrastructure, officials announced Wednesday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said the state will receive $79 million…
As unimaginable winds of up to 220 mph from Hurricane Dorian pushed the Atlantic Ocean into inland neighborhoods far from the seashore in parts of the Bahamas, homes and schools flooded beneath a wall of water more than 20 feet high.
He designed a machine that makes water from the air. Now, after Hurricane Dorian, he's trying to bring it to the Bahamas.
Children and teens who drink water are less likely to consume sugary beverages throughout the day, according to a new study.
The science is clear: Staying hydrated and drinking enough water has health benefits.
Waste ash from hundreds of coal-fired power plants has contaminated groundwater in 39 states with toxic substances like arsenic, lithium and mercury, according to a report by two environmental groups that was based on data the plants reported to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
The Environmental Protection Agency's new plan for dealing with hazardous non-stick PFAS chemicals has advocates for safe drinking water asking: Why not do more, and why not act sooner?
Drinking water is being shut off at all of Detroit's public schools because elevated levels of lead or copper were found in some of the buildings, the district's superintendent said ahead of the new school year.
A graphene-based sieve can filter salt out of seawater, providing a potential solution for the freshwater crisis.
