People have had to line up in Jackson city, Mississippi, in the United States, to receive drinking water as running water is cut amid a years-long water pollution problem in the region.

Drinking water resources in Yemen’s western province of Hudaydah have reportedly been contaminated with radioactive substances and heavy metals.

Most of Gaza’s underground water is polluted as the world marks World Water Day. Palestinians say Israel has for years deprived residents of Gaza of healthy water supply and stolen their underground resources.

The Saudi blockade on Yemen has prevented the entry of fuel, consequently, a large number of water pumps have stopped working and the costs of transporting water have become untenable.

Canada's Indigenous communities remain under boil-water advisories one year into the Covid-19 pandemic.

Plutonium, chemical weapons, and Agent Orange are common poisons the US military has dumped into the Pacific Ocean region, according to a new book.

The UN has warned that one in three children worldwide is being poisoned by lead from water and air pollution.