We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Tim Heffernan Tim Heffernan is a writer who covers air and water quality and ...

Mahogany Taylor is a licensed contractor with more than 35 years of experience in construction and interior design. She started early as an apprentice in several trades and gained industry experience ...

Two water departments have advised residents In Los Angeles against drinking tap water due to potential contamination concerns from the ongoing wildfires. The risk of chemicals and pathogens entering ...

The recent wildfires in Los Angeles have unleashed new concerns over air quality and now, water quality too, with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) issuing an “Unsafe Water Alert” on ...

With news events like the lead-contaminated drinking water in Flint, Mich., natural disasters such as hurricanes temporarily harming water supplies and general reports of water-quality issues, ...

Local water utilities are required to test their systems for contamination and to release annual reports demonstrating water safety (usually enclosed with a summer bill). But since the 2014 crisis in ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...