Background Drinking water is a major source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure in contaminated communities. Even after mitigation, residents may still have elevated serum PFAS ...

Wastewater-related indicators such as caffeine, sucralose (an artificial sweetener) and pharmaceutical compounds were ...

Parts of North America are poised to become “hotspots of water scarcity” within decades, partly because pollutants will make some water sources harder to use, scientists warned on Tuesday, urging ...

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WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Environmental Protection Agency in a ruling on Tuesday involving a wastewater treatment facility owned by the city of San ...

A councillor says Southern Water should not be allowed to "mark its own homework" when it comes to testing coastal water ...

Water scarcity could affect three billion more people than previously expected by mid-century, with increased pollution rendering river sources "unsafe" for humans and wildlife, researchers warned ...

The protest took place in Leysdown-on-Sea, Kent, today, as more than 315,000 people signed a petition calling for the water industry to be returned to public ownership.

The federal contract will continue scientific work on polluted Virgin Islands waters, including studies that determine how much contamination specific bays and coastal areas can ...