Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town.State scientists were checking ...

Serious water contaminants such as nitrate may not have any detectable taste or odor. Willie B. Thomas/Digital Vision via Getty Images About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their ...

MORA COUNTY — Outside a home tucked down a dirt road in Mora County, environmental engineer Tom Brown dumped out a 5-gallon ...

Report indicates that of 23 million U.S. households dependent upon private wells for drinking water, some 40% could be at significant health risk due to lax testing behaviors In an article published ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (EAU CLAIRE CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE) - Private well users can get their water tested for nitrate, bacteria, and more at a discounted price at the Health Department ...

Two water departments have advised residents In Los Angeles against drinking tap water due to potential contamination concerns from the ongoing wildfires. The risk of chemicals and pathogens entering ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, Environmental Health Services is pleased to announce ...

EASTERN CAROLINA, N.C. (WITN) - Following the impacts of Tropical Storm Debby, health departments across Eastern Carolina are working together to provide free private well testing for residents but ...