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US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey is known as the state’s cultural center. A place known for its metropolitan style and polyglot culture, but it’s also known for its water contamination issues. Newark’s water supply was heavily contaminated from 2017 to 2019. That’s when the city’s water municipality showed the presence of lead...
US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Flint, Michigan
Back in 2014, residents in the city of Flint, Michigan were smacked in the face with a smelly brown sludge whenever they turned on their tap. Unfortunately, Flint has long been known for its contaminated water supply and the roots of the city’s water crisis extend to much earlier than...
US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Like many other cities across the Nation, Milwaukee has been in the spotlight for scandals related to the safety of its drinking water. Scandal hit a head in 2018 when Bevan Baker, Milwaukee’s health commissioner resigned. At the time, news outlets, environmental groups, and concerned residents were focused on the...
US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, also known as “the steel city”, is home to more than 300,000 residents, making it the state’s second-most populous city. One thing the city doesn’t want to be known for are the major problems it has with lead in the drinking water, which creeps into resident’s taps through...
US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Modesto, California
Modesto, California is located in the Central Valley and is the largest city in Stanislau County. It’s known as an agricultural metropolis, growing almonds and walnuts; it’s even known for its cow and chicken raising. Increasingly, the city is becoming more well known for its contaminated water supply - making...
US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Fresno, California
Fresno, California is a picturesque enclave, truly embodying all the beauty of Central California. It’s surrounded by some of the state’s most famous cities: Sacramento, 200 miles to the east and San Francisco three hundred miles to the north. The city is known for its viticultural contributions, supplying the entire...
US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield, California is known as one of the fastest growing medium-sized cities in the US. It’s also becoming known for something else: arsenic levels in its water supply. And while growth, tourism and country music continue to put this city on the map, its association with having some of the...
US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Arlington, Texas
Arlinginton, a city in North Texas, nestled between Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, and Dallas, earned its name in United States history as one of the early settings of the westward expansion. The city, once known for its cotton gins, now has the dubious recollection of a place with not-so-good water. ...
US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Corona, California
Historically, Corona, California is the location of the Nation’s first lemon-processing plant, but it would also eventually become the location of some of the worst tap water in the United States. In this article we’ll explore more about Corona’s drinking water problems. So, first of all, where does Corona’s tap...
US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Pomona, CA
Ever since 2014, when Flint, Michigan’s water crisis caused local and Nationwide panic, water quality in US cities has been front page news. Seven years later, litigation continues, as does pointing fingers. Residents in Flint want to know why the crisis occured; and residents in cities across the US want...
US Cities with the Worst Tap Water: Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada, known as the world’s “biggest little city” has bigtime problems when it comes to water contamination. The city’s water supply exceeds EPA limits when it comes to levels of impurities like arsenic, manganese and tetrachloroethylene. Reno and its outskirts, like nearby Sparks, have drinking water contamination problems...
Why Colorado has some of the worst tap water in the United States.
Colorado is a place known for its beautiful geographic landscape, including the Southern Rocky Mountains, Northeastern Plateau and Great Plains. It’s also a state, like in much of the US, that lacks quality drinking water in many regions. While in some parts of the state, residents have access to clean,...
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