drinking water

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts urge federal action to keep microplastics out of drinking water

Photo: Emiliam Robert VIcol American drinking water has some of the highest concentrations of microscopic plastic waste of anywhere in…

2 years ago

Fire Destroyed This California Town’s Water System. But That Didn’t Slow The Effort To Rebuild

Five years after the Camp Fire, the town of Paradise is still replacing damaged water lines. But it's been able…

3 years ago

Stricter Microplastics Regulations Are on the Horizon. Here’s How California Manufacturers Should Prepare

According to the American Chemical Association, the average American consumes up to 121,000 microplastic particles each year—through air, water, and soil—and…

3 years ago

The EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Contaminants in Drinking Water but Hasn’t Set Safety Limits on Them

Credit: Illustration by Micha Huigen, special to ProPublica The inaction on regulating contaminants — including those that likely cause cancer,…

3 years ago

San Mateo County schools’ drinking water contaminated with nitrate

Image from October shows a beaker filled with water from the faucet at Pescadero Middle/High School in Pescadero, Calif. KGO-TV…

3 years ago