Legislation – Policy

What new EPA lead regulations mean for local drinking water protection

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency released new guidance and regulations this week for how Ohio public water systems must alert…

6 years ago

In Echo of Flint, Lead Water Crisis Now Hits Newark, New Jersey

Photo: Shana Gilbert and her daughter, Malaysa Ingram, received water filters at Paradise Baptist Church in Newark this month. The…

6 years ago

Smart Water Policies to Achieve Urban Water Security

Photo: https://pixabay.com/en/helicopter-ride-flight-exciting-1218974/ Traditionally, urban water managers have relied on large-scale, supply-side infrastructural projects to meet increased demands for water. This…

6 years ago

Trump signs water projects bill with aims in Flint, Florida

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a wide-ranging bill to improve the nation’s water infrastructure, including a Florida…

6 years ago

14-year oil spill in Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in US history

Photo: An aerial image of an oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, taken on April 28, 2018. (Oscar Garcia-Pineda)…

6 years ago

Despite A Ban, Arkansas Farmers Are Still Spraying Controversial Weedkiller

These soybeans were damaged in 2017 by dicamba, a popular weedkiller that's prone to drifting into neighboring fields. Some farmers…

6 years ago

A landfill in Vermont, a lake in Quebec and a question: How’s the water?

Photo: Residents and officials on both sides of the border have expressed concerns about how the leachate percolating from the…

6 years ago

Michael Moore’s Flint water movie claims county faked kids’ lead blood tests

April Cook Hawkins takes her seat on stage during the live filming of a special "All In With Chris Hayes,"…

6 years ago

The Unanticipated Benefits of California’s Water Policies

Water drips from a leaking irrigation pipe in the west San Joaquin Valley. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via…

6 years ago

Report: over half PA gas wells used ‘secret’ chemicals for fracking or drilling

Drillers withheld information on at least one chemical in some 2,500 wells, citing trade secrets Energy companies in Pennsylvania declined…

6 years ago