Millions of Americans are drinking nitrate-contaminated water and most don't even know it. Here's why.

About 62 million Americans — roughly 1 in 5 — may be drinking tap water with potentially harmful levels of nitrates in water, ...

About 62 million Americans — roughly 1 in 5 — may be drinking tap water with potentially harmful nitrate levels, according to ...

Nitrate levels remain high, making tap water unsafe to drink for pregnant women and infants under six months of age in some parts of Columbus. The city cannot remove the high nitrate levels system ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Central Iowa Water Works officials said earlier this week that a lawn watering ban could again become necessary this summer due to high nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon ...

Several drinking water systems in the central San Joaquin Valley don’t meet state and federal drinking water standards because they have unsafe levels of toxic chemicals. Some of the contaminants are ...

SLATER, Iowa — Nick Helland’s central Iowa farm looks much like every other nearby farm on this chilly March day, with corn stubble stretching from a gravel road up over a low hill to the northern ...

The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines. One of the primary drinking water sources for the region, the river has high nitrate levels that have led to water restrictions for some 600,000 ...

Residents who want to know more about their drinking water or lower their nitrate consumption can take a few steps, says Heather Wilson of the Izaak Walton League. Why it matters: Central Iowa Water ...

UPDATE (3/20/2017): Late Friday afternoon, March 17, a federal judge dismissed the Des Moines Water Works’ lawsuit discussed below. With the suit having failed, Iowa residents demanding water without ...

Nick Helland’s central Iowa farm looks much like every other nearby farm on this chilly March day, with corn stubble stretching from a gravel road up over a low hill to the northern horizon. But look ...