Lead is a heavy metal that was widely used in paint, gasoline, plumbing, and construction until the 1970s. While we’ve stopped using lead in construction, much of it is still around in New York.

The city of Albany is on the path to adding fluoride to its drinking ... Hoey grew up in New York City, which has fluoridated its water since the 1960s. ... a bottle of milk to go to bed ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A recent study revealed that bottled water sold in stores may contain 10 to 100 times more tiny plastic particles than previously thought. The study, conducted by ...

New York City tap water tastes a lot like the most common bottled water varieties at the bodega. Regardless of whether or not some bottled water is really just repackaged tap, what's ...

They said that it was not a threat to the safety of the town drinking water,” VanLuven said. In January, Albany County enacted a 90-day pause on the use of human biosolids in agriculture after ...