May 23, 2017 Nearly 30,000 without water in Mississippi after water main breaks Crews are scrambling to repair a water main break in Vicksburg, Mississippi, that ruptured on Wednesday.
May 19, 2017 Family business charged with smuggling sea cucumbers to US A father and son have been indicted on charges of smuggling illegally harvested sea cucumbers worth more than $17 million into the United States and selling the Chinese delicacy on Asian markets.
May 11, 2017 Lake Mead at historic low as storage dispute heats up Officials from Arizona have hit a snag in negotiations over a plan to store more water in Lake Mead from the Colorado River.
April 11, 2017 Letter from Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy <p>The following is a letter from Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.</p>
April 7, 2017 California governor declares end to drought emergency Gov. Jerry Brown declared an end to California's historic drought Friday, lifting emergency orders that had forced residents to stop running sprinklers as often and encouraged them to rip out thirsty lawns during the state's driest four-year period on record.
March 28, 2017 Judge approves plan on fix for 18,000 Flint water lines A federal judge approved a deal Tuesday to replace water lines at 18,000 homes in Flint, Michigan, marking a permanent fix to overcome the disastrous decision in 2014 to draw water from a river without treating it to prevent lead contamination.
March 17, 2017 Mexican sewage routinely fouling San Diego beaches, ocean waters During the 17 days that 140 million gallons of raw sewage poured from Mexico into the Tijuana River and then into the ocean fronting several popular South San Diego communities, no Mexican official disclosed the potential health and environmental hazards.
March 3, 2017 ‘Tsunami of sewage spills’ at Mexican border ‘deliberate,’ says California mayor Officials in Southern California said Wednesday that the massive sewage spill in Tijuana, Mexico that polluted beaches last month might have been done on purpose.
February 19, 2017 If Oroville Dam failed, residents likely would not be advised in time Communities immediately downstream of California's Lake Oroville dam would not receive adequate warning or time for evacuations if the 770-foot-tall dam itself were to abruptly fail.
January 18, 2017 Army plans Dakota Access oil pipeline environmental study The Army has started the process of launching a full environmental study of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline's disputed crossing of the Missouri River in North Dakota, though a federal judge could stop the effort.