CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of ...

Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking ...

Rock salt, or sodium chloride, is widely used to prevent ice and reduce winter driving accidents, but scientists warn that its excessive application is causing environmental damage and contaminating ...

Fortunately, most drinking water is safe to drink. Here are a few contaminants to look out for, along with tips to test for and treat them. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing ...

In a warming, drying world, clean water often feels out of reach. Deserts grow, reservoirs shrink, and wells run salty or dry. Yet every place on Earth, even the hottest dunes, has one quiet resource ...

A power outage at Independence’s Courtney Bend Water Plant has left parts of the city without water and the rest with low water pressure, a city spokesperson said Monday. Independence, Missouri Nearly ...

Water is becoming such a serious challenge for the Permian, which produces more oil than any OPEC member aside from Saudi Arabia, that operators will spend $101.3 billion managing it through 2030, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to inspect nearly ...

Texas is about to deploy a potential solution to the oil industry’s toxic wastewater problem — but it’s a move that carries environmental risks of its own. State regulators are working to issue ...

Your cholesterol levels—whether they are in range or dangerously high—are a key indicator of your risk of developing heart disease. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

Iowa policy has long-failed to address the factory farm pollution poisoning the state’s drinking water. Here’s the blueprint for how lawmakers can change this. Iowa policy has long-failed to address ...

Kyoto researchers found that, given two weeks at room temperature, a familiar snack can nudge water into natural fermentation — no cultured yeast involved. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist ...