Water - Page 54

September 16, 2018

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Rivers pose epic Florence flood risks

A heavy-duty response already is slogging through heavy rains and floodwaters to help people trapped or displaced by Florence's watery onslaught.

September 15, 2018

Florence pours on the rain amid fears of catastrophic floods

Florence already has proven deadly with its nearly nonstop rain, surging seawater and howling winds, and the threat is days from ending as remnants of the once major hurricane slowly creep inland across the Carolinas.

September 15, 2018

Rains from Florence cause collapse at NC coal ash landfill

Duke Energy says heavy rains from Florence have caused a slope to collapse at a coal ash landfill at a closed power station near the North Carolina coast.

September 12, 2018

'Don't play games with it': Florence takes aim at Carolinas

Residents on the Carolina coast are finding empty gas pumps and depleted store shelves as they flee a potentially devastating blow from Hurricane Florence.

September 4, 2018

Water coolers replace school drinking fountains in Detroit

Thousands of Detroit public schools students are being told to drink from district-supplied water coolers or bottled water on the first day of classes.

September 4, 2018

Water from the Mojave Desert - one company's plan

They say you can’t get water from a stone, but one man says he can solve California’s water crisis with water from the desert.

September 3, 2018

The Latest: Louisiana governor declares state of emergency

The Latest on Tropical Storm Gordon on Monday (all times local): 9:30 a.m.

August 22, 2018

Florida red tide: Wildlife advocate stunned by toll on fish

The head of one of the U.S.'s largest environmental nonprofits says he was stunned when he took a boat ride to survey the effects of red tide in the Gulf of Mexico.

August 20, 2018

Judge orders Michigan official to trial on charges linked to Flint water contamination

A judge on Monday ordered Michigan's state health director to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of two men linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area.

August 20, 2018

Correction: Drought-Colorado River story

In a story Aug. 15 about the Colorado River, The Associated Press, relying on information from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, reported erroneously when potential cutbacks could begin if a shortage is declared.