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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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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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Risks Grow for Deadliest U.S. Drinking Water Hazard
Reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease are surging upwards.
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U.S. Household Water Use Continues to Decline
Federal report tracks conservation pattern that began two decades ago.
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New Jersey Sets First Binding State Limits for Perfluorinated Chemicals in Drinking Water
Regulators adopt strictest standards in the nation.
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Philadelphia Water Rate Experiment Aims to Help Struggling Residents Pay Their Bills
Many applications, and some pain, so far for country’s first income-based water rate.
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California Hepatitis Outbreak Has Killed 19 People
State health emergency declared in response to largest U.S. hepatitis A outbreak in more than two decades.
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Islamic State Occupation Wrecks Iraq Environment and Infrastructure
UNEP report provides initial tally of contaminated sites and destroyed water systems.
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Diseases of Poverty Identified in Alabama County Burdened by Poor Sanitation
Study finds “shocking” incidence of parasite infections in Lowndes County.
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When It Comes To Water Service How Expensive Is Too Expensive?
As rates rise, water authorities question longstanding affordability measurement.
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Undermanned EPA Delays Action on Lead in Drinking Water
For second time, draft of new health regulation is deferred.