Water conflicts are inevitable in dry California, but such conflicts with deteriorating ecosystems and climate conditions ...

The Atlantic Ocean is a huge source of water, but it’s expensive to process to make it useable. Regardless, desalination plants are springing up across the US in response to a looming water crisis.

In 1962, the U.S. Public Health Service recommended the addition of fluoride to sources of public drinking water. Alongside successes like vaccinations and the reduction of car crash fatalities, ...

A small panel managed to extract a glassful of clean water from the bone-dry air of Death Valley in California, which ...

There’s Fecal Matter in Our Drinking Water — Here's What Scientists Are Doing About It. A cutting-edge test can now identify the source of feces faster and more accurately than previous methods.

The Willamette Water Supply Commission, a partnership between the Tualatin Valley Water District, city of Hillsboro and city of Beaverton, is on track to create a $1.6-billion seismically ...

Bottled waters from small, pristine sources are attracting a lot of buzz, with tastings, sommeliers and even water cellars. By Kim Severson Reporting from Atlanta I recently spent 90 minutes ...