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Turning on the tap for a drink of water may soon become less risky for homeowners who rely on private wells as several Massachusetts legislators have proposed the state enact standards for their ...

Update, 9/13: EGLE says that free test kits are no longer available “due to overwhelming demand.” LANSING, MI — More than 1 million Michiganders drink from a private well. Many of those wells haven’t ...

File image of Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Columbiana County Health District Environmental Director and Public Information Officer Laura Fauss talks about the upcoming expanded private water well testing program related to the East Palestine ...

UConn graduate research assistant, Alec Janis tests water at the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources lab. Credit: Ayannah Brown / Connecticut Public CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism ...