In 2012, there are still no drinking water standards for chromium-6. If Congressional supporters of the recently-passed REINS Act get their way, there never will be.

For decades, millions of Americans have been unknowingly exposed to water contaminated with perchlorate – the main component of rocket fuel and a powerful toxin that interferes with thyroid function.

With a new report released last week, the Environment Integrity Project unveiled more evidence that waste from coal-fired power plants is contaminating drinking water across the country.

Water utilities nationwide may have to test drinking water for 28 additional contaminants, including perfluorochemicals (PFCs), currently unregulated by federal law according to the Environmental Protection Agency plans.

Drilling for natural gas a process known as hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," has been officially linked to groundwater contamination according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report issued December 8th.

Well according to researchers in Canada, your morning coffee could provide a red flag to alert officials of a sewage overflow and likely bacteria contamination in local waterways.