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California's Central Valley is facing a health crisis: its tap water is undrinkable. And when soda is cheaper than bottled water, many residents find themselves going down an unhealthy path.

The fact that a second contaminant in West Virginia's drinking water eluded detection for nearly two weeks — despite intense testing of the water — reveals an important truth about how companies test drinking water: In most cases, they only find the contaminants they're looking for.

Humanitarian groups are finding cheaper ways -- namely, filtering systems -- to clean up contaminated drinking water in developing nations. That could greatly reduce diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites among the billion people worldwide who drink unsafe water.

The lead contamination in Flint, Michigan and the sewage spills in St. Petersburg are only two of many examples of why more consumers are asking...

Getting clean water to people in the developing world isn't just an engineering problem.

A statewide water-policy proposal is poised for the House and Senate floors early in the upcoming legislative session. It would set water-flow levels...

Gov. Jerry Brown has ordered state officials to impose mandatory water restrictions for the first time in history.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has lost an initial legal challenge to Florida’s controversial new water quality standards, but now the Clean Water...

Wednesday bulldozers broke through a section of the original Tamiami Trail, about thirty miles west of Miami. With the roadway gone, water will able to…

California's drought has the state re-thinking who has the right to its water. A complex system dating back to the 19th century divides up the state's supplies.