A New Generation of Steel Water Filters Cuts Out the Plastic—and Microplastics

In a world of plasticky water filter pitchers, I tested two of the new generation of stainless-steel filter systems.

The Iran War’s Next Threat Is to Food and Water

Now the Iran war has put that ambition’s greatest vulnerability front and center. The scorching, oil-rich desert sands have precluded the development of much, if any, agriculture, forcing governments ...

New class of planet with a permanent magma ocean found 35 light-years away

In a distant part of our cosmos, an intriguing new world exists. This newly discovered exoplanet, identified as L 98-59 d, seems to play host to a rare type of planetary environment.

Toxic pollution from Iran war will spread and last for decades

Missiles and bombs contain heavy metals and other toxic pollutants, which can linger for decades in air, soil and water.

A new class of molten planet stores abundant sulfur in a perpetual magma ocean

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a new type of planet beyond our solar system—one that stores large amounts of sulfur deep within a permanent ocean of magma. The findings have ...
Statesboro Herald

Bryan County plans to connect to Effingham water supply, ease Hyundai Metaplant’s groundwater usage

Bryan County engineers presented a plan Thursday to ease the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America’s groundwater usage.
Daily Herald

Retesting shows no PFAS in Elburn water, village says

A retest of water from a well serving Elburn showed no detectable levels of PFAS compounds, the village announced. Following the detection in December of an elevated level of PFAS in a sample ...
NewsChannel 5 Nashville

Remembering a lost Nashville tradition; the Taylor St. sulfur water fountain

When NewsChannel 5 caught this moment in 1986, the sulfur water fountain had been there for more than 30 years. The pipes are ...
Yahoo

Chemical found in some MS water wells, EPA investigating

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. — Some residents in Byhalia, Mississippi, in Marshall County are facing contaminated well water issues ...
WREG

Chemical found in some MS water wells, EPA investigating

MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. — Some residents in Byhalia, Mississippi, in Marshall County are facing contaminated well water issues after high levels of a carcinogen called TCE were found. The Mississippi ...
Albuquerque Journal

In Mora County, hunt for water contaminants ongoing

MORA COUNTY — Outside a home tucked down a dirt road in Mora County, environmental engineer Tom Brown dumped out a 5-gallon bucket of well water, then another, tracing a path from a well-cared-for ...
The New York Times

Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.