July 5, 2017 Residents in parts of Corpus Christi cleared to resume using tap water again Officials told residents in outlying parts of Corpus Christi that they could resume using tap water, and an asphalt company blamed for contaminating the supply pledged to help Texas environmental workers quickly restore safe drinking water for the rest of the Gulf Coast city.
July 5, 2017 Californians conserving less water as historic drought enters Year 6 State regulators said Wednesday they fear some water districts in drought-stricken California have abandoned conservation efforts as saving has dropped off significantly.
July 5, 2017 Mystery sheen in Lake Ontario identified as oil from nearby nuclear plant The operator of the Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant says spilled lubrication oil that caused a sheen on Lake Ontario isn't hazardous and has low potential health effects.
July 5, 2017 Michigan attorney general sues 2 companies over Flint water Michigan's attorney general filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday against two water engineering companies, saying their negligence caused and exacerbated Flint's lead-tainted water crisis and demanding what could total hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
July 5, 2017 Energy firm to pay $61M penalty for costliest inland oil spill in US history Enbridge Energy Partners will pay a $61 million penalty for the costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history -- a pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, federal officials said Wednesday.
July 5, 2017 Officials: Chemical in Texas city water identified; warning still in place The city of Corpus Christi, Texas, is warning its residents not to use tap water as officials investigate an unknown chemical.
July 3, 2017 'Killer Kern': California river claims 7th drowning victim this year A deadly year for California's Kern River got even deadlier Saturday when authorities pulled the body of a young man out of the water around 6:30pm.
June 14, 2017 Father, son die working at Mississippi sewer lift station Two men were killed by methane gas while working at a lift station in Mississippi.
June 6, 2017 Chlorine issues lead to boil-water advisory in NJ's capital A boil-water advisory has been issued for some residents and businesses in New Jersey's capital city.
June 4, 2017 Museum to raise Revolutionary War gunboat from lake bottom More than two decades after it was discovered at the bottom of Lake Champlain, a Revolutionary War gunboat will be raised, preserved and displayed for the public.
