water toxins

Young Black families settled in what is now Whitted in 1886, and their descendants and neighbors there still rely on well water. Now, they know the wells have enough PFAS to trigger health concerns. But change is slow.

A variety of health problems have been linked to contaminated water on the North Carolina Marine Corps base between 1953 and 1987.

The study found military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers. The list includes some types of leukemia and lymphoma and cancers of the lung, breast, throat, esophagus and thyroid.

Martin County is putting its legal challenge of the state’s highly controversial new water quality standards on hold – at least for now. County attorney...

Siding with the Department of Environmental Protection on procedural grounds, an administrative law judge has rejected a series of challenges to…

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has filed a legal challenge against controversial new state water-quality standards, arguing they don't adequately take into…

Federal lawmakers from Florida are criticizing the state’s recent decision to allow for higher levels of toxins in its waterways. They’re worried about...