California's drinking water has elevated levels of a certain contaminant found to be associated with adverse birth outcomes, causing experts to advise that safe water advisories need to be updated.

Water bills are climbing as utilities clean up a chemical made infamous in “Erin Brockovich.” Lawmakers could give water ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich.” ...

California's new rules would let — but not require — water agencies take wastewater, treat it and then put it right back into the drinking water system. California would be just the second ...

Exposure to Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Diet and Drinking Water in California Adults, 2018–2020. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c11872; ...

California public health officials are touting the safety and health benefits of fluoride in drinking water, as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly revealed plans to curtail the ...

Over the last half century or so, millions more people have moved to greater Los Angeles, settling in increasingly far-flung ...

A mandatory boil water notice was issued for the Five Cities area of California, with residents advised not to drink tap water unless it has been boiled for at least one minute ...

State Water Resources Control Board v. The Superior Court of Kings County, No. F088909 (Nov. 7, 2024); Kings County Farm Bureau v.State Water Resources Control Board, No. F088720 (Oct. 2, 2024).↩︎ ...

A California woman who competed in a radio station's contest to see how much water she could drink without going to the bathroom died of water intoxication.