University of South Florida engineering professor Norma Alcantar and her team are using the ""flesh"" from Prickly Pear cacti, called mucilage, to clean up oil and other toxins from water. With support from the National Science...

Learn more about the importance of clean drinking water in this interview with Gitanjali Rao.

A recent study from Duke University has suggested a link between shale gas extraction or 'fracking' and methane contamination in drinking water in Northeast Pennsylvania. The study found concentrations of Methane 17 times higher in wells...

Every once in a while chain emails or Facebook posts make their way back into prominence. It happened last year with HPV killing girls. Recently, it seems to be Fluoride. A number of you have been forwarding me a post from last year...

Learn the basics about water pollution, whilst learning about environmental chemistry. The substances mankind throws away have polluted lakes, rivers and even the oceans. The United Nations estimate that around 10% of the world’s people...

The video discusses the processes involved in ensuring that water is potable or fit to drink. The video also mentions the process of desalination for countries with low freshwater supplies, and the treatment of wastewater to ensure it is...

This video highlights the severe water shortage crisis in Cape Town, South Africa. It showcases the struggles of the people in the area to collect water and how they are adapting to the situation. The video also provides information on...

This video explores the innovative engineering solutions being used by the Orange County Water District to replenish the groundwater basin and provide safe drinking water to the cities in Orange County. The video also highlights the...

Learn all about the most precious resource on this planet. It's not diamonds, gold or silver; it's water! Viewers will appreciate the staggering amounts of water used daily, the challenges ahead with physical scarcity versus economic...

Many think of the Victorian era as a time of tight-laced corsets and formal teas. And it was—but it was also the time of the Great Stink, a two-month stretch of 1858 in which London's primary water source, the River Thames, was so full...

In an incredible true story of survival, Steve Callahan managed to stay alive for a shocking 76 days adrift on the Atlantic Ocean in just a liferaft. He later told his unbelievable story in the best-selling book, Adrift: 76 Days Lost At...

A letter from the superintendent says the district is testing water and making immediate changes at all six schools.

Water testing revealed elevated lead levels at several school buildings, prompting shutoffs, repairs, and plans to replace older fountains

P.E.I. researchers are using sawdust to clean up dirty water. They hope it may be able to remove some chemicals, and give Islanders more ways to get contaminants out of drinking water. CBC’s Connor Lamont reports.

CBC’s Jodie Applewaithe spoke to residents who are relying on a water truck to fill their wells. Local conservation authorities continue to ask people to manage their water use.

Some Caledon residents are pushing back against town's proposal to allow a developer to use a quarry-turned pond, known to locals as Swan Lake, into a site for construction fill. As CBC's Britnei Bilhete explains, residents say their...

With temperatures exceeding 30 C and little rain in sight, the heat is putting some pressure on the city’s water treatment plants. City officials say Montrealers should consider how they’re using the city’s drinking water supply.

The overall average concentrations in the Great Lakes don’t currently exceed federally recommended limits but toxicologists say there may be no safe level of exposure.

Bulgaria’s government faces a no-confidence vote in parliament as taps are running dry for thousands of people in a town near Sofia, the capital.



The motion was filed by Bulgarian Socialist Party on Monday...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has named himself as the new critic for Crown-Indigenous Relations, Indigenous Services and Intergovernmental Affairs.

One third of Canadians may be drinking water that contains high levels of lead, according to new data. In some parts of Montreal and Regina the lead levels have been compared to those in Flint, Mich.

The U.S. Centres for Disease Control calls it one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. Fluoridated drinking water is credited with lowering levels of tooth decay in children. And yet Canadians are a lot less...

Residents of Garden Hill First Nation in Manitoba don't trust their tap water, while some don't have access to it at all. The challenges they face to get safe and reliable drinking water remains a daily reality for thousands living on...

CBC's Kim Wheeler explains why protesters are against pipeline proposal