Water Contamination

A little-known program under federal environment law is being used to permit oil and gas companies to inject waste into the state's aquifers.

For Native American tribes, water more than sustains — it is a blessed, living thing to be revered and protected.

A total of eight Water Protectors were arrested over the course of Wednesday's direct action.

Environmental toxicology report ties elevated levels of lead in children to bombings and ammunition.

Unlike most water contaminants, lead gets into water after it leaves a water treatment plant.

Seven years after promising new standards for assessing lead dust dangers, the federal government hasn't delivered.

People are likely exposed to PFAS through drinking water, raising additional concerns for people — like firefighters — regularly exposed on the job.

The Lakota are protesting in the face of police, private security and building crews assigned to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The headlines continue to highlight the problems with the water quality and the associated risks.

An investment of more than $1 trillion is needed to improve the buried water infrastructure nationwide over the next 25 years.