Water
MI leaders mark progress in removing lead water lines
It has been a decade since the massive fallout from the Flint water crisis. Now, Michigan leaders are highlighting their progress in removing lead …
Mushrooms can help prevent mega-wildfires
By Stephen Robert Miller for the Food and Environment Reporting Network.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for t…
Scientists call on moms to help fight climate change
Mothers from a nonpartisan climate science group are gearing up for summer, getting the word out to Georgia families on how more frequent and extreme …
A spigot of federal money opens, clean water one goal
The Environmental Protection Agency said the country's aging systems of water pipes are hotbeds for chemical and lead contamination. More lead …
Community effort aims to restore Apalachicola Bay oyster harvests, livelihoods
Since the 2020 collapse of the famed Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery, people who made their livelihoods on the bay have been counting on local …
EDF maps show progress on Tennessee lead service line replacement
Tennessee has fallen behind on lead service line replacement, with the Environmental Defense Fund's new maps showing only one utility with a public …
NM agency considers new rule on fracked wastewater
What the extraction industry calls "produced water" is the subject of hearings this week in New Mexico. The term applies to water coming out of the …
New England groups warn against 'factory' fish farming in federal waters
New England fishermen and environmental groups are working to prevent the growth of industrial-size fish farms in U.S. open waters. They said …
Most SD surface waters fall below state quality standards
There are nearly 150,000 miles of rivers and streams in South Dakota, but new data show many of those don't meet state standards for safe water …
Environmental lawyer: CAFOs not just a NIMBY issue
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has a month to respond in court to a new lawsuit concerning a factory farm in the central part of the st…
New maps show progress on NY lead service line replacement
New maps show the extent of New York State's lead pipe replacement program. They demonstrate progress in replacing lead service lines, although the …
New BLM rule could help protect America's national parks
As critics work to roll back new Bureau of Land Management rules, public lands advocates are defending the agency's move to put conservation uses on …