Lead contamination in municipal water sources is a consistent threat to public health. Ingesting even tiny amounts of lead can harm the human brain and nervous system -- especially in young children.

California’s State Water Project will deliver 50% of full water allotments this year, up from 40% last month. Runoff from this year’s ample snowpack is boosting reservoirs. Lake Oroville is now 95% ...

In the arid valleys of the American West, winter snowpack from surrounding mountains forms a vital resource, serving as a natural reservoir of frozen water that melts each spring to feed rivers, lakes ...