Researchers identify US counties with worst drinking water violations

Study reveals US hotspots for poor water quality and "water injustice"

By Douglas Main New research has identified hotspots in the US with concerning levels of water quality and poor access to clean drinking water, revealing that Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Washington had the most water quality violations across the board. The paper, published Tuesday in the journal Risk Analysis, also developed county-level scores across most of the country for unequal access to safe and clean drinking water, finding t…

4 Trump-voting states have 'most egregious water quality' —  as DOGE moves to 'delete' safety regulations

A recent study has identified that the United States counties with "the most egregious water quality violations" are mainly found in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Oklahoma, all of which supported President Donald Trump in the last presidential election.According to a study highlighted by The Hill, Wyoming County in West Virginia emerged as the worst offender, having the highest number of violations within a single…

Pennsylvania has some of the most drinking water violations in the US: Researchers

(The Hill) -- The U.S. counties with the most egregious water quality violations are concentrated in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Oklahoma, a new study has found. Standing out among the top 10 such regions was Wyoming County, West Virginia, whose public water utility boasted the highest number of infringements in a single water system, according to the study, published Tuesday in the international journal Risk Ana…

Researchers identify US counties with worst drinking water violations

(The Hill) -- The U.S. counties with the most egregious water quality violations are concentrated in four states: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Oklahoma, a new study has found. Standing out among the top 10 such regions was Wyoming County, West Virginia, whose public water utility boasted the highest number of infringements in a single water system, according to the study, published Tuesday in international journal Risk Analysi…

When Tap Water Fails: New Data Exposes America’s Unequal Drinking Water Crisis

A national analysis shows that both public and private water systems are failing many Americans. Water violations and access issues cluster in certain regions, often hitting low-income and minority communities hardest. America’s Hidden Water Crisis About two million people in the United States still live without running water or indoor plumbing. Another 30 million rely [...]

Study identifies US hotspots for drinking water quality violations and lack of access to safe, clean water

About two million people in the United States lack access to running water or indoor plumbing in their homes. Another 30 million people live where drinking water systems violate safety rules.