Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, Environmental Health Services is pleased to announce ...

More than 40 million Americans get their drinking water not from the public supply but from private sources, and nearly all of them rely on groundwater that could contain a hidden threat: a class of ...

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, Environmental Health Services will conduct a free water testing program for households in Santa Barbara County who rely on private or shared groundwater ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Author: Gabriel Lade, Macalester College About 23 million U.S. households depend on ...

EASTERN CAROLINA, N.C. (WITN) - Following the impacts of Tropical Storm Debby, health departments across Eastern Carolina are working together to provide free private well testing for residents but ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday announced the launch of Be Well Informed, a new online tool designed to help private well owners better understand their ...

PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam have contaminated drinking water wells in Glocester, Rhode Island. Landfills, military sites, and industrial facilities are common sources of PFAS contamination ...