Can remove 96% microplastics: High school student builds low-cost filter to tackle water pollution

A US high school student has pioneered a low-cost water filter using magnetic ferrofluid to capture 96% of microplastics.
OPB

Portland water filtration project costs increase to $2.6B

The price tag for Portland’s water filtration project has increased to $2.56 billion, and water officials said Thursday they’re hoping to push back a looming deadline to start filtering the city’s ...
The Columbian

Does your home really need a water filter?

U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn’t mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building’s plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet.
MassLive

Discovery of PCBs expected to delay $363M water filtration project in WMass, lift cost

Workers clearing the way last summer for a new West Parish Water Treatment Plant found soil contaminated by PCBs, a discovery that is expected to delay an expensive project already under a tight ...
CNN

Here’s (almost) everything you need to know about filtering tap water

When I ask friends and family why they don’t drink tap water in LA, they give the same vague answer: It’s chlorinated, gross and probably unhealthy. For years, that explanation sufficed, so I did what ...