Safe to Drink

ScienceSociety & CultureTrue Crime
NHPR
nhpr.org/safetodrink
A New Hampshire town finds out their water has been contaminated by a chemical. Their most basic question — whether the water is safe to drink — doesn’t have a clear answer. Nobody seems to know much about this so-called forever chemical, which is weird because… this has all happened before.

From the Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio, Safe to Drink is a four-part series about the water contamination story that keeps repeating in town after town — and about the people who fought for answers through a maze of chemistry, regulations, and illnesses.
6 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
Bonus
A Special Announcement
Bonus·
March 31
March 31
1 min
S1 E4
4: The neighborly thing to do
S1 E4·
January 29
January 29
45 mins
S1 E3
3: A gray world
S1 E3·
January 29
January 29
50 mins
S1 E2
2: A flash of genius
S1 E2·
January 29
January 29
47 mins
S1 E1
1: You don’t know about this?
S1 E1·
January 29
January 29
32 mins
Trailer
Trailer: Safe to Drink
Trailer·
Dec 13, 2025
Dec 13, 2025
3 mins