Drinking Water Regulations News Features
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Regulators: Trenton Water System Threatens Public Health
1/24/2018
New Jersey’s top environmental regulator says alleged failures at Trenton’s water utility could pose a threat to public health.
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Hoosick Falls Brings PFC Fight To State Capital
1/24/2018
One of the first communities to raise a red flag around perfluorinated compound (PFC) contamination took another step in its fight for clean water this month.
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State Raises Concerns Over Flint’s Lack Of Water System Staff
1/17/2018
Officials in the state of Michigan have voiced concern over the City of Flint’s ability to manage its water system, more than two years since it startled struggling with lead contamination.
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EPA Overstates Its Work On Superfund Cleanup
1/16/2018
Though the current U.S. EPA administration is boasting about its action to clean up the nation’s Superfund sites, it appears that it has not done as much as implied.
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Study: Radium Rampant In Texas Water
1/16/2018
Texas has a problem with radium contamination in its drinking water, according to a new study from researchers at the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG).
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Illinois Governor Sleeps At Vets' Home With Questionable Water
1/16/2018
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's administration came under fire for keeping a veterans' home open after a Legionnaires’ outbreak through water contamination on the site resulted in 13 deaths.
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Utah Bills Would Upend Water Utility Policy
1/12/2018
Proposals under consideration in the Utah legislature could dramatically curb the powers of water systems in the state.
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Under Consent Order, Pittsburgh Looks To Speed Up Lead Line Replacement
1/11/2018
Withstanding a difficult 2017, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) now has its sights set on improvements to its lead water lines in the near future.
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Ohio EPA Awarded Record $936 Million In 2017 Water/Wastewater Loans
1/10/2018
With cuts being made to the budget of the federal EPA, individual states are having to step up and take matters of protecting drinking and source water into their own hands. Last year, none were more forceful with this change than Ohio.
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With EPA Cuts, Critics Fear Loss Of Water Oversight
1/9/2018
As the U.S. EPA is reshaped under President Trump, some are concerned over what has been reported as an “exodus” of employees from the agency.