As frigid temperatures continue chilling the D.C. area, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews are having to ...

EXCLUSIVE: In a brown, muddy pond in a rural village in Bangladesh, Olympian Emma McKeon watches on the sidelines as kids with big smiles proudly show off their new swimming skills.

The GOP-controlled Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to lead the country’s most powerful health care agency.  Kennedy was confirmed as the ...

Reversing the rule could have disastrous implications for public health. Experts and advocates are pushing back.

Trump’s uninformed, shoot-from-the-hip style does not bode well for addressing the many connected, complicated issues facing ...

Tap water often gets a bad rap, but in many areas, it's just as safe—and even better—than bottled water.

A child would need to eat 9,000 cookies in a day to approach harmful levels of pesticide or naturally occurring heavy metals.

Filters in water pitchers or under-sink systems capture dangerous chemicals, only for them to be returned to the environment.

Asheville City Council took action to eliminate the positions of vice chair and chair of the Asheville housing authority board of commissioners during their Feb. 11 meeting.

“As we age, our bodies handle alcohol differently due to natural changes in our water volume, liver function and overall ...

Ireland will become the first country to legally mandate cancer warnings on alcohol products. Will other countries follow suit?

Recent EPA regulations on PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” seek to tackle a trillion-dollar problem.