"It was my mother’s habit to tap the barometer every morning and announce which way the weather was going." Colm O'Regan: ...

Joan Shelly, who celebrated her 71st birthday Thursday, struggled to find out if she was under a boil advisory after water ...

Scientists have discovered a way to produce ammonia—a key ingredient in fertilizers—by harnessing the Earth’s heat and ...

Why do people in some parts of the country seem to be more at risk of certain diseases than others? Research is now pointing ...

These weeks-long precipitation pauses are a normal part of winter for this region. Over the past 20 years, the average length ...

The coldest weather of the season is on tap starting this holiday weekend and extending into next week in Western Washington.

Wildfires have a history of causing problems with the drinking water systems. In some affected areas around LA, officials are ...

Officials say that a boil-water advisory in Virginia's capital will remain in place at least until Saturday morning.

In complex city water systems like Richmond, getting pressure back still doesn’t mean the tap water is safe to drink. Residents will need to keep boiling their water until at least Friday, the city ...

"Disease-causing organisms" may be found in the water and officials need to "re-pressurize the system," which has been pushed to the "extreme" fighting the fires ...

to ONLY USE BOILED TAP WATER OR BOTTLED WATER FOR DRINKING AND COOKING PURPOSES until further notice due to low water pressure in the water distribution system stemming from high water usage to ...