Water
Monday, October 21, 2024
NM's colonias need oversight to improve water, wastewater systems
Federal funding for infrastructure improvements in colonias, predominately rural, Hispanic communities near the U.S.-Mexico border, including 150 in …
Monday, October 21, 2024
Experts: Syracuse water contains dangerously high lead levels
New data show lead levels in Syracuse's drinking water are higher than those in Flint, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey. The city's tests show lead …
Colorado water districts explore methods to recycle sewage water
Colorado is one of a handful of states to allow water utilities to purify sewage for use as tap water and cities like Castle Rock are preparing to mak…
EPA to consider vinyl chloride ban; public comments through Oct. 23
The Environmental Protection Agency began an in-depth review of the health risks of vinyl chloride last year, part of a process required to limit or …
NY begins work to remove lead pipes under new EPA rule
A new Environmental Protection Agency rule means New York and other states will have ten years to remove all lead service lines. The Lead and …
Poll: 9 in 10 PA voters support stricter regulations on fracking
Southwestern Pennsylvania is a major U.S. hotspot for gas extraction through fracking, but new polling reveals overwhelming public support for …
Feds set deadline to replace lead water pipes; schools excluded
Groups that advocate for clean water are applauding the Environmental Protection Agency's new rule on replacing lead pipes - but they warn that the dr…
Could Mississippi River benefit from East Coast water-quality strategy?
By Bennet Goldstein for Wisconsin Watch.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for Wisconsin Watch-Public News Service…
New EPA lead rule leaves ME schools with clean water homework
Clean water advocates in Maine are applauding the Environmental Protection Agency's new rule on lead pipe removals but warned drinking water in school…
Study: PA schools fail to protect kids from lead in drinking water
Concerning levels of lead have been detected in the drinking water at some Pennsylvania schools, according to a new report. The investigation …
CA facilities could turn sewage into tap water, but public acceptance lags
By Matt Vasilogambros and Kevin Hardy for Stateline.Broadcast version by Kathleen Shannon for California News Service reporting for the Solutions Jour…
GORP Act would conserve 730,000+ acres of public lands in Colorado
New legislation making its way through the U.S. Senate would conserve more than 730,000 acres of federal public lands in and around Colorado's …