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Flint residents, who have grown accustomed to using bottled water and avoiding the faucet, are now getting new instructions: Use more tap water.

Flint Water Recovery Lagging As Residents Don't Let Tainted Water Run

It may be an expensive answer but experts say if Flint, Mich., residents used more tap water, it would help flush lead-contaminated water from the system.

Water/Ways exhibit at the Barron Library in LaBelle explores the relationship between people and water

There is an exhibit on display now at the Barron Library in LaBelle called Water/Ways which explores the relationship between people and water. It explores the centrality of water in our lives including its effect on the environment and climate, its practical role in agriculture and economic planning, and its impact on culture and spirituality. We learn about it with Nicole Hellard, director of the Barron Library; and Dr. Brandon Jett, professor of history at Florida SouthWestern State College.

Water/Ways exhibit at the Barron Library in LaBelle explores the relationship between people and water

There is an exhibit on display now at the Barron Library in LaBelle called Water/Ways which explores the relationship between people and water. It explores the centrality of water in our lives including its effect on the environment and climate, its practical role in agriculture and economic planning, and its impact on culture and spirituality. We learn about it with Nicole Hellard, director of the Barron Library; and Dr. Brandon Jett, professor of history at Florida SouthWestern State College.

As students from the Miccosukee Indian School look on, technician Rafael Diaz prepares to test a water sample.

Testing The Water, Connecting To The Everglades: Miccosukee Students Take Part In April Water Study

For the Miccosukee tribe, the Everglades has been home for about 200 years: ever since ancestors of today's tribe members were forced south from Alabama...

Spring Garden Creek in Deland is one of the tributaries that feed the St. Johns River.

St. Johns River Water Managers Approve Central Florida Water Supply Plan

Tuesday, St. Johns River water managers nearly unanimously approved a controversial plan to handle Central Florida’s looming water shortage. For years,...

Fish out of water story ends with 77,000 young salmon in the wrong water

The Chinook got shook when their truck got cooked. Now the salmon are swimming — but in the wrong brook.

D.C. crash investigators focus on altitude and vision quality of helicopter crew

Investigators are still working to piece together key details to determine the cause of the crash that killed 67 people.

Canada wildfires cause poor air quality in the midwest and northeast U.S.

Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada. People are advised to limit outdoor exposure.

Thousands evacuated in Canada as wildfires threaten air quality in parts of the U.S.

Air quality reached "unhealthy" levels in North Dakota and small swaths of Montana, Minnesota and South Dakota, according to the EPA.

A smoky haze shrouds the high-rise buildings in downtown Denver on Saturday, May 20.

Canadian wildfire smoke is prompting air quality warnings in the western U.S.

Thick plumes of smoke from blazes in the Canadian province of Alberta crossed into nearby states including Montana, Colorado, Idaho and Utah.

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