Counterfeits hit home: consumers are being foiled by fake water filters
Refrigerator filters are an attractive target for counterfeiters, who may also be putting consumers at risk by selling filters that are not merely ineffective, but unsafe.
Citizens across the country are questioning, and sometimes fighting, chloramines in drinking water
People are fighting against disinfectants in their drinking water that cause rashes, breathing problems and more.
Wyoming’s crowded Lonesome Lake tops EPA’s national survey for fecal contamination
LONESOME LAKE, WYOMING—Whit Coleman belly flopped with style into some of Wyoming’s most famous alpine waters on a summer day.
Out on a father-son backpacking trip with friends, the Salt...
Concern over the “forever chemical” PFAS in water supplies is high, but remedies remain...
A synthetic chemical’s appearance in public water supply wells raises questions of how to protect the public from unknown health hazards.
Study: Colorado’s water still affordable, but that may change as COVID-19 stresses utilities
Western states are still able to provide relatively affordable water, but that could change as utilities try to recoup losses associated with the pandemic and begin to pay for the massive repairs and upgrades to their systems that were on the drawing board before COVID-19 struck.
Tourist haven Grand Lake asks state to intervene in federal water quality stalemate
Grand County officials are searching for ways to prevent harmful algae blooms and weed growth in Grand Lake.
As Colorado ramps up PFAS drinking water tests, small towns brace for costly fixes
Renee Hoffman was never thrilled about the water quality at her house in Sleepy Bear Mobile Home Park on the outskirts of Steamboat Springs.
“It just didn’t taste great,” she...
Some still don’t have a reliable water source near the headwaters of the Colorado...
Residents of a mobile home park near Gunnison are often left without water because of unreliable supplies.
Owners of Eagle River Village mobile-home park defend water quality
Residents of a mobile home park in Edwards say their well water tastes, looks and smells bad.
Courtroom battle could lead to limits on fluoridation of drinking water
A trial underway in San Francisco could spell the beginning of the end of water fluoridation in America, potentially affecting drinking water for hundreds of millions of people.