water quality

A recent study finds that the water quality in New Jersey Is among the worst in the United States.

The utility credited the New Jersey legislature with being very aggressive in enacting measures to replace aging and potentially hazardous infrastructure in many of its older cities.

New Jersey has higher known rates of “forever chemical” contamination than the nation overall, with 76 water systems known to exceed new safety standards.

Prized for its ability to make things super-slick, it was used for decades in the manufacture of Teflon pans, Gore-Tex jackets, ski wax, carpets and the linings of pizza boxes and microwave popcorn bags.

Former city and federal officials pointed fingers at one another for failing to protect the 100,000 citizens of Flint, Michigan, from lead-laced water at a congressional hearing Tuesday as Republicans targeted for blame an Environmental Protection Agency executive who resigned as the crisis worsened.

Are you concerned about the quality of your drinking water in New Jersey? A new poll shows the majority of residents are.

Here's the last thing you'll wanna read about while we're smack-dab in the middle of summer: New Jersey's beaches continue to slip when it comes to the water quality, according to a recent report from the National Resources Defense Council.

The argument against hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" Is getting more ammunition as an environmental group is arguing the practice is not only dangerous to the environment but also to our pocketbooks.

Shore legislators from numerous levels of government are pushing for funding and re-authorization of a federal bill that strengthens water testing regulations.

The recent collapse of three water pipes in Monmouth County which left 20,000 New Jerseyans without clean water has all eyes now on the state's aging water infrastructure.