Lake Erie Algae Blooms Could Create Drinking Water Risks

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their research partners recently released their forecast for this year’s algae bloom in Lake Erie. They expect this year’s bloom to be larger than average. Though just how big it will be...

What City Has the Best Tasting Tap Water?

The 13th annual AWWA Tap Water Taste Test took place at the Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE17) in Philadelphia on June 12-14. Competing cities were winners of regional tap water taste tests. The competition rules require that participating cities must not have...
Should You Be Drinking More Water?

Should You Be Drinking More Water?

A recent NBC News article, “What You Should Know About Drinking Water (but Probably Don’t)”, notes that many Americans aren’t getting enough water. The article provides these research findings: • A study from the Harvard School of Public Health...

Student Creates Water Filter Business to Help Uganda

A recent article from National Geographic profiles Kathy’s story. As a Harvard student, she spent a year teaching in Uganda at the young age 19. It was there she experienced the problems of impure water that made her and her host family sick several times. That...

New Report Finds Tap Water Contaminants in Every State

This post from the NRDC states directly in its very first sentence: “America has a drinking water crisis.” That was written in response to a study conducted by the organization that found more than 80,000 reported violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act...