Sara Jerome
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Baltimore To Vote On Water Privatization Ban
9/24/2018
Baltimore voters will consider a measure to ban privatization of the city water system this November, potentially making it the first major city to do so.
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Price Tag On Repairing South Dakota Wastewater: $160M
9/21/2018
Municipal wastewater systems in South Dakota need upgrades, but costs are a major barrier to completing the task.
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Hoboken Searches For New Water Utility After 18 Main Breaks
9/20/2018
After 18 water mains broke in Hoboken, NJ, over the summer, the city council and city administration moved to take bids for a new water company to replace SUEZ Water.
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Portrait Of Hurricane Florence Fallout Emerges
9/18/2018
As officials continue to tabulate the fallout from Hurricane Florence, it is clear the damage wrought by polluted floodwaters will be among the major challenges the region faces.
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Oregon, Ohio Regulate Algae. Will More States Follow Suit?
9/13/2018
Two states have mandated that public water systems test their water for algae toxins, and more states could follow suit, according to NPR.
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New York American Water Investigated Amid Overcharging Claims
9/12/2018
New York American Water is under scrutiny for what public officials see as questionable charges on customer bills.
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Detroit Public Schools Nix Drinking Water Fountains As Class Begins
9/11/2018
Detroit public school students will not have the option of quenching their thirst at water fountains this year.
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Teen Dies After Drainage Pipe Sucks Him In
9/5/2018
A 15-year-old boy in Kentucky was swept into a drainage pipe by floodwaters while he was playing in his backyard on the night of August 31.
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Explosion At Chicago Water Reclamation Plant Injures 10
9/4/2018
An explosion at a water reclamation plant in Chicago on August 30 appears to have been caused by methane gas ignited by a worker’s welding torch.
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Amid Contamination Crisis, PFAS Experts Are In Demand
9/3/2018
Pennsylvania is having trouble finding an in-house toxicologist to set standards for perfluorinated compounds.