August 20, 2020 Chicago mayor says Rahm Emanuel stuck her with $10B lead-pipe problem: reports A “time of reckoning” is at hand in Chicago for a $10 billion project to replace lead-based water service lines, the city’s mayor said Wednesday.
August 19, 2020 Michigan settles with Flint water crisis victims for more than $500 million: report The state of Michigan has settled with victims of the Flint water crisis for more than $500 million, and details of the settlement are expected Friday, Detroit News reports.
August 13, 2020 Trump administration proposes new showerhead rules Currently, federal law mandates that the overall showerhead is limited to 2.5 gallons per minute.
July 6, 2020 'Plume' spreads in Baltimore's Inner Harbor; water main break to blame A water main break was blamed for a reddish "plume" spreading in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
April 18, 2020 Climate-driven 'megadrought' is emerging in Western US, study says The American West may be entering into a "megadrought" worse than any in the historical record, a new climate study from Columbia University suggested.
February 28, 2020 Massive Houston water main break floods roadways; water advisories in effect Residents in east Houston were being asked to conserve water Thursday after a massive water main break in the area of East Loop 610 around noontime flooded roadways and continued releasing water into the evening.
January 22, 2020 Supreme Court pushes forward Flint water crisis victims' case, says city officials not immune to prosecution The Supreme Court on Tuesday paved the way for a case filed by victims of the Flint, Mich., water crisis to advance, rejecting an appeal from city officials who argued they were protected under "qualified immunity” from being sued after at least 12 died and many more were sickened when the city switched its water supply in 2014.
December 9, 2019 Massachusetts, New Jersey move closer to plastic bag bans The two states would join eight others in banning plastic bags altogether in an effort to cut pollution. Meanwhile, some small business owners are calling foul.
September 20, 2019 More than 100,000 cancer cases could be caused by contaminants in tap water, study finds A toxic cocktail of chemicals found in U.S. drinking water could be the cause of more than 100,000 cases of cancer, a new study by the nonprofit Environmental Working Group found.
September 12, 2019 EPA announces repeal of controversial water regulation from Obama era The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce a revised version of the Obama-era "clean water rule" in a move that the Trump administration is touting as a way to encourage economic development.
