The Rundown Army Corps builds a temporary barrier on Mississippi River bed to block upstream movement of salt water that threatens municipal drinking water. EPA announces $7.5 billion in low-interest ...
Contamination of the food-supply chain in Michigan in the 1970s was one of the worst mass poisonings in U.S. history. The events still resonate today. Alpha Clark was there when they started to bury ...
As they span significant areas of Asia, Europe and the Americas, karst landscapes cover some 15 percent of the Earth’s land mass. Scientists estimate that these areas of porous bedrock are home to as ...
Contests for control of the White House and Congress are the main events in the upcoming national elections. Those results will determine the direction of federal water and environmental regulation.
Having detected toxins in its water distribution system since Memorial Day weekend at levels that occasionally exceeded state and federal health guidelines, officials in Salem are warning children, ...
So what might a Clean Water Act designed for the 21st century—one that addresses both legacy pollution and emerging problems—look like? A meaningful way to address polluted runoff, so-called “nonpoint ...
Six months ago Cape Town was a city on edge. The mayor had declared that Day Zero, when officials would shut off water to most homes and businesses in order to preserve fast-shrinking reservoirs, was ...
And lastly, the U.S. Supreme Court hears a Clean Water Act case centered on sewage pollution standards for San Francisco. “I’m sorry, no one’s asking you to shift on a dime. What they’re asking you to ...
And lastly, the CDC investigates Legionnaires’ disease cases linked to hot tubs on cruise ships. $344 Million: Funding for lead service line removal that probably should not have been allocated to ...