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U.S. Governors Outline Water Priorities
In State of the State speeches, governors emphasize pollution cleanup, collaboration, and funding.
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2018 Preview: What Not to Ignore About Water Infrastructure
Communities need to invest in and maintain water systems.
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Cape Town’s “Day Zero” Approaches
Local authorities estimate that taps will be turned off by April 29, 2018.
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The year in water 2017
A new era of severe environmental and economic disruption around the world upends freshwater supplies.
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UN Expert Connects U.S. Water and Sanitation Struggles to Poverty
Two-week visit includes examination of sewage failures in Alabama.
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EPA Delays Lead and Copper Rule Again, Promises ‘War on Lead’
Draft proposal now expected in August 2018, a seven-month delay.
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A Philadelphia Story: No Running Water For Eight Years
Legal barriers block water access for residents in ‘tangled title’ cases.
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Baltimore City Council to Introduce Water Affordability Package in 2018
Baltimore is the latest U.S. city to reassess water aid for the poor.
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Uprooting FDR’s ‘Great Wall of Trees’
Planted after the Dust Bowl. Cut down in the climate change era.
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Clean Water Runs Out and Yemen Hovers on Edge of Another Epidemic
Yemen’s cholera outbreak is likely to grow worse following a crippling import blockade.
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Panel Recommends Changes to Two-Decade-Old EPA Water Affordability Guidelines
The EPA has heard similar suggestions before. Will the agency act decisively this time?
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Congress Passes Defense Spending Bill That Includes Perfluorinated Chemicals Health Study
CDC will guide first-ever national evaluation of drinking water…