Your tap water might deserve a second look — there is a simple, but pricey, way to find out if microplastics are floating around in that refreshing glass.

While the U.S. has one of the safest water systems in the world, the quality of tap water varies from city to city. While the U.S. has one of the safest water systems in the world, the quality of tap ...

When I ask friends and family why they don’t drink tap water in LA, they give the same vague answer: It’s chlorinated, gross and probably unhealthy. For years, that explanation sufficed, so I did what ...

More than half a million Houston-area residents were due letters this month to warn them that their drinking water might be leaching lead from old service lines. An Environmental Protection Agency ...

Within the U.S., tap water sources are heavily regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. Because of this bill, the EPA is able to set ...

Americans have trusted that tap water is safe for decades, but a growing body of research suggests that this faith may be misplaced. From lead and pesticides to “forever chemicals” and microplastics, ...

PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam have contaminated drinking water wells in Glocester, Rhode Island. Landfills, military sites, and industrial facilities are common sources of PFAS contamination ...