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Entries Tagged Flint Water Crisis
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News Briefs: Trump’s Effect on the EPA Taking Shape
The EPA’s role in rebuilding the country’s water infrastructure could take a hit if President Donald Trump’s plans for the agency come...
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News Briefs: Flint Water Meets EPA Lead Limits
Flint, Michigan’s water system no longer has lead levels exceeding the EPA’s limit. Officials reported this week that a sampling of 368...
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News Briefs: Federal Bill Authorizes $170M to Aid Flint Water Crisis
After being held up in recent months by continued debate, a bill authorizing emergency funds to address Flint, Michigan’s drinking water crisis...
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News Briefs: Michigan Community Replaces Last Lead Service Line
While Flint continues to work to bounce back from its drinking water crisis, another Michigan community is celebrating the replacement of its...
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News Briefs: Florida Utility Plans Big Infrastructure Investment to Improve Hurricane Preparedness
In the wake of the strain Hurricane Matthew put on collections systems on Florida’s east coast in late September and early October,...
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News Briefs: California Water Agencies’ Energy Use to be Tracked Under New Law
A new law in California will help track the energy consumption and emissions that result from water use. Gov. Jerry Brown recently...
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News Briefs: Senate Passes $9B Water Infrastructure Bill
A $9 billion water infrastructure bill is onto the House after being passed by the U.S. Senate this week.According to an article...
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NACWA Promotes Clean Water in Presidential Campaign Letters
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies forwarded letters on Aug. 24 to the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign and the Donald Trump Presidential...
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News Briefs: Flint’s Water Quality on the Rise
The Virginia Tech researchers who exposed Flint, Michigan’s lead problem say the city’s water quality is improving. Of the 162 homes tested...
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Water Infrastructure is Everyone's Business
Safe drinking water and effective wastewater management are basic building blocks of public health. Too often, we neglect our infrastructure until it...
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City Finds Good in Old Pipe
Just a few blocks away from the brunt of the work on the Downtown Streetscape Project in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, sits a large...
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News Briefs: Great Lakes States Approve City’s Water Request
The Great Lakes Compact Council, representing governors of eight states, voted unanimously June 21 to approve a request by the City of...
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News Briefs: Governor Responds to Calls to Drink Flint Water
In response to concerns over unsafe drinking water, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he will drink filtered tap water from Flint for...



















