Corporate executives meet in Paris, Washington delays restitution, and the city dithers over pipe replacements.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
From Flint to East Palestine and Back
Ohio and Pennsylvania residents want the tools to study long-term health impacts from the 2023 freight train derailment. But East Palestine hasn’t seen the money.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Getting the Lead Out
The Biden administration sets a goal of removing all lead water pipes throughout the country in the next ten years.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Slow Extraction of Lead Water Pipes
President Biden has promised to replace all of the lead service lines in the country, but there’s not enough money and not enough time.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
‘Benton Harbor Is Not Flint’—It’s Worse
Another poor, majority-Black city in Michigan is facing a lead contamination crisis brought on by gross apathy and neglect, but without sustained national attention.
Posted inBuilding Back America
What’s Next for the Infrastructure Program
The battle shifts to implementation, where success will be won or lost.
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: To Remove Lead Water Pipes, First You Must Find Them
And then you have to remove the whole pipe, including the part on private property.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Incoming EPA Chief Scott Pruitt’s Other Target: Clean Water
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to protect clean water, but his selection of Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency tells a different story.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
First Flint –- Now Philly?
Philadelphia is only the latest city to face legal action over lead contamination in drinking water.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Beyond Flint: How Local Governments Ignore Federal Water Standards
Underfunded and under attack, the EPA has failed to enforce water testing and treatment rules.