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.
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Posted inAmerica and the World
Tanzania and Nigeria Struggle With Water Access, Quality
As the climate crisis intensifies and COVID-19 persists, the two countries still confront problems that privatization efforts never solved.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Rooted in Exclusion, California Towns Fight for Safe Drinking Water
What’s happening among underserved and unincorporated communities like Lanare, Matheny Tract, and Tooleville may portend darker days ahead.
Posted inBuilding Back America
What’s Next for the Infrastructure Program
The battle shifts to implementation, where success will be won or lost.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
New York Dairy Farms Skirt Clean Water Act Requirements
Farms in New York have used a form of legal arbitrage to shield their manure management practices from scrutiny.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Eyeing Federal Infrastructure Windfall, Private Equity Courts Public Utilities
Bernhard Capital has pitched to take over management of municipal water and power systems. The federal infrastructure bill could help them.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Former Corporate Lawyer Set to Lead Army Corps of Engineers as Planet Sizzles
Michael Connor of WilmerHale has been appointed to run a surprisingly important agency in efforts to mitigate the climate crisis.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Corporate Merger Aims to Build a Water Privatization Giant
Veolia and Suez plan a $15.4 billion deal that would create the largest private water firm in the world.
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 inClimate of Opportunity
Something in the Water
Should a water authority be privatized to rescue a municipality’s finances? The story of Chester, Pennsylvania, and its environs is an alarming harbinger of things to come.
