Fires like the ones burning in the Los Angeles area can make drinking water, and the water pipes and tanks themselves, unsafe. A researcher who has worked with communities after several wildfires ...

In California, state regulators say only one part per billion of benzene — a known carcinogen — is considered a safe level in drinking water, calculating for 70 years of exposure.

It can take a water crisis to highlight where drinking water infrastructure is failing. One of the most devastating water crises in recent memory was the lead contamination in Flint, Michigan's ...

Over 97 million Americans have been exposed to toxic, unregulated contaminants in their drinking water that could harm their health, according to a new study that adds to growing concerns about ...

Nearly one-third of people across the U.S. may be exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water. Twenty-seven percent of public water systems around the U.S.—serving approximately ...

Multiple studies found that drinking more water could boost weight loss (by 44% to 100%) and reduce kidney stone risk (15 fewer events per 100 participants over five years).

Other studies indicated that water can help prevent migraines, control diabetes and low blood pressure, and prevent urinary tract infections. Adults with recurrent headaches felt better after three ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it plans to rescind and reconsider limits on four “forever chemicals” under a landmark drinking water standard implemented last ...

A year after the Biden administration set strict drinking water limits for "forever chemicals," seven of the 36 Long Island districts that have submitted data reported annual averages that ...

Trump’s EPA delays limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water : Shots - Health News Federal rules to reduce the levels of "forever chemicals" in drinking water are getting delayed.

Water fluoridation is not mandatory, and although there is a recommended fluoride concentration in drinking water (0.7 milligrams per liter) from the CDC, that is not an enforceable standard.

LEBANON, Ore. — Longtime denizens of this town of 20,000 recalled widespread tooth decay among children before the city council voted to add fluoride to the drinking water two decades ago. But a ...