Keep a ready supply of purified water and ditch the large jugs and single-use plastic. Here's how portable water dispensers work and why I switched.

When Duke Energy opened four floodgates at Cowans Ford Dam last fall, it made headlines. On that September day, water surged into Mountain Island Lake, flooding the lake and nearby neighborhoods. It ...

What goes down your toilet and drain can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the ...