Legislation – Policy

Pruitt takes over authority for EPA water protections policy

photo: © Getty Images Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt has signed a directive giving himself more authority to…

7 years ago

How Privatizing Water Systems Costs Taxpayers — & Endangers Them

Illustration by Lisa Lee Lucas for Heavy A yearlong investigation by Heavy found that privatized water management has been a…

7 years ago

U.N. Investigator on Extreme Poverty Issues Grim Report — On The U.S.A.

Philip Alston wanted to know: Just how bad is poverty in the United States? He's an Australian law professor who…

7 years ago

Can Deepwater Aquaculture Avoid the Pitfalls of Coastal Fish Farms?

An open-ocean fish farm in Hawaii. Courtesy of Bryce Groark Near-shore fish farms have created a host of environmental problems.…

7 years ago

Rep. John Forbes: Iowa water quality bill is watered down

The House along a mostly party line vote passed a watered-down Iowa water quality bill — an effort that even…

7 years ago

A community blog about Iowa politics

Iowa House Republicans capitulated on January 23, sending the Senate’s version of a bill to fund water programs to Governor…

7 years ago

Iowa’s water quality problems: What you need to know

In early 2018 the Iowa Legislature took a step in addressing Iowa's water quality with a plan to reduce nitrogen…

7 years ago

Water wars redux: Could Tampa-backed bills doom Tampa Bay Water?

Photo: Water flows into the Tampa Bay Water desalinization plant off of Big Bend Road in Apollo Beach. Tampa Bay…

7 years ago

Supreme Court rules against Trump administration on Clean Water rule

In a hit to the Trump administration, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that cases litigating the Clean Water Act…

7 years ago

Submeters: A New Incentive for California Tenants to Save Water

Photo: An apartment building in the Westlake section of Los Angeles. A new California law requires water meters to be…

7 years ago