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The mega-drought has deprived some California residents of what most Americans take for granted: running water in their homes. The situation has gotten so bad that the Red Cross and county authorities are distributing bottles of drinking water to 960 ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to protect water wells by not performing its Congressionally mandated job of inspecting or regulating oil and gas drilling operations. That is the conclusion of a newly released report by the Government Accountability Office ...

For whatever the reason and whatever the cause, weather extremes seem to be the norm more and more, and as the folks out in California can attest, a drought is always a possibility. The infamous drought of 2012 taught us ...

Property owners’ ability to sue in well water-pollution cases has been severely limited by a new US Supreme Court decision. The ruling in a case called CTS Corp v. Waldburger could make it far harder for victims of water contamination ...

Considering that most disasters can cause serious disruptions in the water supply and the importance of water for survival, putting in a well is a great idea. Of all the possible sources for water, having a well on your own ...

State governments are not warning the public about potential dangers from fracking, according to a new lawsuit. Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is covering up cases of water contamination caused by natural gas fracking, a new lawsuit alleges. Instead ...

Hydraulic fracking does indeed pollute well water, a study of complaints made to state regulators indicates. The Associated Press surveyed complaints made to state authorities in Texas, West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania and found a pattern that suggests fracking causes ...