Perchlorates are a group of toxic chemicals that have been linked to pollution in groundwater, primarily due to their potential to interfere with thyroid function. Traditionally associated with ...

Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that would temporarily bar many new data centers; Gov. Janet Mills has not yet signed it.

Oregon regulators would gain new powers to enter private rural properties under a bill that aims to make the state government more proactive in preventing groundwater pollution. Senate Bill 1154 would ...

One of Michigan's largest hidden, unrectified environmental disasters − a miles-long plume of toxic 1,4-dioxane in groundwater beneath the Ann Arbor area − has over decades contaminated dozens of ...

Across the U.S., water challenges are intensifying, from California’s groundwater disputes to widespread contamination by nitrates and PFAS. Rural systems face steep compliance costs, while state and ...

Officials are investigating several fire stations between Livermore and Pleasanton for water contamination as Pleasanton continues looking for new well sites. In 2023, The San Francisco Bay Regional ...

PHOENIX — For more than 25 years, a groundwater aquifer in an industrial area in central Phoenix has been contaminated. That changed after the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) ...

The latest official stocktake of the state of New Zealand's freshwater carries many of the headline messages we have come to ...