drinking water

Some drinking water in Kennewick still has high levels of “forever chemicals.” Since 2024, the city has found PFAs chemicals above state standards.

Time's up for many schools in Washington to test drinking water for lead. Turns out, some lead contamination at older schools is more common than you think – but fixes are in the works.

More than 100 people gathered at the Selah Civic Center on Monday to raise concerns about PFAs, or “forever chemicals,” in their drinking wells. Many in the audience said they’re still waiting on solutions, nearly four years since they learned about the contamination.

For the second spring in a row, Kennewick has found “forever chemicals” in its drinking water that are above Washington state’s standards.

A federal judge in Eastern Washington granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit thatinvolves over ten Yakima County dairy producers.

(Runtime 0:53) The city of Kennewick has detected “forever chemicals,” known as PFAs, in its drinking water. It’s one of at least 23 drinking water…

(Runtime 1:02)Thunderstorms high in the Cascades recently stirred up a lot of dirt in a central Washington river, causing problems for people on its…

Water fluoridation has been proposed – and rejected – before by Spokane residents. Supporters such as Dr. Elisabeth Warder believe it’s time to consider it again. The city council is considering a request by dentists to fluoridate the city’s water supply.

Uproar in Lewis County has pushed the Washington Legislature to the verge of closing the tap for water permits for new water bottling plants statewide. Business groups are mounting an 11th-hour push to stop what they consider to be an overreaction in Olympia that they say could cost jobs and unfairly tarnishes a healthy product.

Groundwater in southeastern Oregon is drying up. Farming, which uses a lot of that water, could decimate the region unless communities make drastic changes soon.