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Despite Unity of Purpose, Familiar Schisms Appear As California Lawmakers Rekindle Clean Water Funding Debate
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Three options on are the table for helping water utilities deliver clean water.
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Cleaner Coal Ash Disposal Gets Bipartisan Support in Virginia
Virginia’s toxic legacy of storing coal ash in unlined pits near Chesapeake Bay rivers could be put to rest by a bill that now has bipartisan support.
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Desalination Has a Waste Problem
Brine production is 50 percent higher than was assumed, UN study finds.
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Groundwater Plummets in Delhi, City of 29 Million
Experts warn that Delhi could reach “zero groundwater levels” by 2020.
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Groundwater Scarcity, Pollution Set India on Perilous Course
Drained and contaminated aquifers contribute to India’s “worst water crisis.”
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CDC Releases Latest U.S. Legionnaires’ Disease Data
Legionnaires’ disease, a pneumonia-like illness, is the deadliest waterborne disease in the United States, killing about one in eleven people it sickens.
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After Hurricanes, Pollution Hazards for Private Water Wells in the Southeast
Floodwaters from Florence and Michael introduce bacteria and contaminants into wells.
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Deadly Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks Persist in the U.S.
The most acute U.S. water contamination health risk defies control.
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Michigan’s Groundwater Emergency
Groundwater in Michigan is “compromised and deteriorated.”
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Michigan PFAS by the numbers: How much is unsafe?
Confusion runs rampant about PFAS dangers. The federal government and states can’t agree on how much is unsafe for states. Here’s a primer on what’s known so far.
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Detroit Schools Shut Off Drinking Water After Finding Elevated Levels of Lead, Copper
A task force will investigate the contamination and identify solutions.
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Recovery Begins in Kerala, Where Historic Flooding Killed Hundreds
More than 1 million Kerala residents were displaced by the worst flooding in a century.