Exclusive: Water industry calls for ban on PFAS after analysis of sampling data shows contamination across country

Institute found that 27% of the 4,800 public water systems it analyzed had detectable levels of at least one of four “harmful” types of chemicals not regulated by the

But when you get wrapped up in other commitments you have, you may forget to gulp down the appropriate H2O needed for the day which can lead to dehydration — and you're not the only one. Many Americans don't drink enough water,

A warmer, drier climate means wildfires are encroaching on cities where damaged water pipes sucked in toxic chemicals

Wastewater plants are failing to remove a group of potentially toxic chemicals before pumping treated water into rivers and lakes — and climate change may be making the situation even worse, a new report finds.

Los Angeles-area residents who already face warnings about their tap water could be without it for some time, experts told NBC News, owing to concerns about the damage done to local infrastructure and the chemicals released by wildfires.

Harmful and even cancer-causing chemicals can get into water supplies as reserves are depleted and infrastructure is damaged by fire.

Fires can make drinking water, pipes and tanks unsafe. An environmental engineer explains why that’s so and what to do