Illustration by Lisa Lee Lucas for Heavy A yearlong investigation by Heavy found that privatized water management has been a...
Anxiety drugs are getting into the water we drink. This is how we could stop them
New research shows that pharmaceutical drugs are not being filtered out of our water systems. Image: Reuters/Srdjan Zivulovic Wastewater treatment...
Microplastics found in more than 90% of bottled water, study says
Researchers find levels of plastic fibres in popular bottled water brands could be twice as high as those found in...
New species of ‘water bears’ discovered in parking lot — tardigrades
It’s not often that a microscopic organism gains celebrity status, but that’s exactly what tardigrades have managed to accomplish. The...
Safe drinking water must be a shared value in Minnesota
Proposed rules on agriculture fertilizer would help protect groundwater. It’s hard to persuade residents of a state whose very name...