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EPA Report Identifies Hot Spots for Hazardous Spills Into Drinking Water Sources

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EPA report details incidents of toxic spills into groundwater, rivers, or lakes used for drinking water. The data from 2010-2019 provides the most comprehensive report to date on such spills.

Michigan’s Rural Water Systems Confront Generations of Inadequate Investment

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A critical juncture is reached for providing water to Michigan's rural communities.

Five Bright Spots in the Mekong

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HotSpots H2O: Following Hurricanes, Water Insecurity Spikes in Nicaragua

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Since Hurricanes Eta and Iota devastated Nicaragua last winter,…

America’s Drinking Water Is Surprisingly Easy to Poison

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Experts say the sorts of rudimentary vulnerabilities revealed in the hacking of a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida are common among America’s 151,000 public water systems.

HotSpots H2O: With History of Pollution, British Water Utility Will Now Alert Residents to Sewage Spills

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Thames Water Utilities, the United Kingdom’s largest water company, is creating a system to alert the public to sewage discharges into British rivers and streams.

Treaty Rights Acknowledged For First Time in Oil Pipeline’s Controversial History

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Michigan’s Indigenous communities hold long-standing legal rights to protect lands and waters.

More Work Needed to Meet Global Water Goal, UN Report Says

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National governments are not on track to meet ambitious, globally recognized goals to provide universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation by 2030.

HotSpots H2O: Canadian Government Misses Target to End Water Insecurity for First Nations Communities

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Many First Nations in Canada continue to live without clean water six years after the government began actively addressing the issue, according to a report published by the Auditor General of Canada late last month.
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The Story of Water in Texas

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The story of water in Texas is the state’s devout allegiance to the principle that mankind has dominion over nature.

The Biggest Coal Power Plant in the American West Closed. What Happens with the Colorado River Water It Used?

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Navajo Generating Station shut down in 2019 and is now being dismantled. The Colorado River water that cooled the plant is part of a broader legal impasse.

HotSpots H2O: Florida-Georgia Water Dispute Returns to Supreme Court

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The long-running dispute between Florida and Georgia over water resources reached the U.S. Supreme Court last week.