Water

Portland, Oregon, will flush 38 million gallons of drinking water from their open air reservoir because a teenager peed in it.

As research confirms water contamination by hydraulic fracturing, an alarming amount of hazardous chemicals - including arsenic, chloride, barium and radium - are found in Pennsylvania groundwater.

Months after Freedom Industries spilled 10,000 gallons of toxic 4-methylcyclohexane methanol into the Elk River in West Virginia, many residents rely on volunteer efforts for safe drinking water.

There's absolutely nothing to lose by taking the high ground.

New Mexico's governor has given the copper industry carte blanche to pollute what is left of the state's groundwater.

Reactive measures won't solve the long-term problems of this drought, which require thinking about more permanent changes in water use.

Federal authorities launched a criminal investigation following Duke Energy's massive coal ash spill and reports of ongoing leaks into North Carolina's Dan River, amid allegations the state has long …

What happens after California drought, peak oil, climate chaos, economic depression and water privatization finally get to the population of the Golden State?

The West Virginia chemical spill underscores why we need to do more to safeguard our water supply.

It turns out that public drinking water is not as well inspected as we may have imagined.