The committee findings offer no new information and essentially summarize what emerged during several high-profile hearings earlier this year.
Dec 08

By Andrew Taylor and Richard Lardner, Associated Press
The House on Thursday cleared bills to keep the government running through April and authorize hundreds of water projects amid a Senate fight over benefits for retired coal miners.
Nov 02

By Associated Press
President Barack Obama says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is examining whether the Dakota Access oil pipeline can be rerouted in southern North Dakota.
More than 18 million Americans received their drinking water from systems with lead violations in 2015, according to a new report.
Apr 26

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- For the second time in two months, the Senate has reached a bipartisan deal to address a water crisis in Flint, Michigan, where lead-contaminated pipes have resulted in an ongoing public health emergency.
Apr 19

By PBS NewsHour
It's not just Flint, Michigan. Over the past few decades, school districts in Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, Washington and elsewhere have found higher than acceptable lead levels in their students’ drinking water due to old plumbing systems. The…
Apr 13

By PBS NewsHour
About 76 million Indians don’t have regular access to clean drinking water, the most of any country in the world. But a new nationwide experiment aims to address the water crisis with “water ATMs,” machines that purify water on site…
Apr 10

An Associated Press investigation of Environmental Protection Agency records has found nearly 1,400 water systems providing tap water to nearly 4 million Americans exceeded the acceptable lead level at least once between 2013 and 2015. AP Reporter Meghan Hoyer, who…
Jan 18

By Associated Press
FLINT, Mich.-- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder responded Monday to criticism from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the Democratic debates for his handling of Flint's water emergency, saying Clinton is making it a political issue.

By Corinne Segal
Mahdi Barchian photographs the unthinkable: life without water.
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