Michigan adopts most robust lead water rules in US
In the wake of the Flint crisis, Michigan is adopting new lead water rules — the strictest in the U.S., according...
Uranium-contaminated groundwater found throughout India
A new study from Duke University reports that uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers is common in 16 Indian...
Record-breaking paper water purifier operates at near 100% efficiency
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have created a highly efficient device that uses sunlight and black carbon-dipped...
Michigan Governor declares Flint water safe, ends free bottled water service
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has announced that Flint water is once again safe to drink, and the state will soon...
26,000 tons of radioactive waste sits at the bottom of Lake Powell
Located on the Arizona-Utah border, Lake Powell serves the drinking water needs of 40 million people in the Southwest...
London to combat plastic waste with network of bottle refill points and fountains
London is taking a swing at plastic waste by offering alternatives to plastic water bottles. Instead of buying...
170 million Americans drink radioactive tap water
Up to 170 million Americans in all fifty states may be exposed to radiation-tainted drinking water. Using data...
“Raw water” craze draws concern from health professionals
Are you drinking dead water? Live Water founder Mukhande Singh claims that filtered and bottled spring water is...
New rooftop solar hydropanels harvest drinking water and energy at the same time
Sunlight + Air = Water. It’s a befuddling equation, but it’s at the heart of a new solar hydropanel developed...
Chicago drinking fountains have been running non-stop for months, and the reason why is infuriating
For the past few months, drinking fountains in Chicago have been running non-stop because the water pipes there...
Trump’s EPA moves to kill Obama’s Clean Water Rule
In the battle of Trump vs the environment, the environment is definitely losing. Regulations giving the federal...
Bee-killing pesticides have been found in US drinking water
We’ve known that neonicotinoid insecticides are bad news for bee populations for several years now, but one thing...
Solar-power system could provide clean drinking water in rural India for the first time
A solar-powered purification system could slake the thirsts of rural India with clean drinking water for the first...
Republicans axe rule that would have kept coal pollution out of waterways
This week, Republicans began the process of dismantling Barack Obama’s recent environmental regulations by rolling...
Cape Town has just 100 days of water left
Cape Town, South Africa has been struck by severe drought - and now residents have just 100 days of water left....
Native American tribe is fighting against the Pilgrim Pipeline in New Jersey
As oil and gas companies race to plan more pipelines to criss-cross America, conservationists are similarly ramping...
Lead pipes in Flint, Michigan are finally being replaced
Months after the Flint, Michigan water crisis emerged, residents still can't obtain clean drinking water straight...
Slovenia becomes first EU nation to enshrine human right to water in their constitution
While the United States faces a major environmental backslide under President-elect Donald Trump, a small central...
Wind-powered Water Seer pulls 11 gallons of clean drinking water from thin air
A new device that relies on simple condensation to collect clean water from the atmosphere promises to provide...
Two-thirds of Americans exposed to cancer-causing drinking water, new report finds
A new report reveals everyday sources of drinking water expose 200 million American people to chromium-6, a chemical...
Groundbreaking AquaDx chip analyzes the safety of drinking water in real time
A new water-testing chip allows users to check for lead, pesticides, heavy metals, and alkalinity in drinking water...
Ford is working on cars that harvest water from thin air
What if accessing fresh water on the go was as easy as turning a dispenser in the front of your car? That was the...
Affordable new biofoam could revolutionize how developing countries clean water
What happens when you embed graphene in "bacteria-produced cellulose"? You get a biofoam that could revolutionize...
Gaza man’s DIY solar desalination machine can produce 2.6 gallons of fresh water every day
In the Gaza region, decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict have resulted in a severe drinking water shortage,...
New desalination method from Qatar recycles waste brine and excess CO2 at the same time
Desalination now supplies the majority of clean drinking water in areas surrounding the Persian Gulf, but it’s...
Residents go nearly two weeks without safe drinking water in this Texas town
When something goes wrong with a public water supply, utility officials often issue an advisory warning residents...
Solar-powered Watly provides internet, energy, and drinking water for Ghana residents
When it comes to renewable energy in developing nations, sometimes a solid multitasker is the way to go. That’s...
Gooey cactus guts remove arsenic and bacteria from polluted water
Clean water is perhaps the biggest key to keeping us alive, and scientists are forever testing new laboratory methods...
California’s new $1 billion desalination plant produces 50 million gallons of water a day
After 20 years of planning, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant began operations on Monday,...
Researchers create nanoparticles that scrub polluted water at an accelerated rate
Clean water is a need shared by just about every inhabitant of planet Earth, and that resource is getting increasingly...