During a global pandemic, people in smaller communities are at greater risk of having no water at all in their homes if they can’t pay their bills.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Privatizing Our Public Water Supply
Private water companies want to use the infrastructure bill to accelerate privatization. Why is Tammy Duckworth carrying water for them?
Posted inGreen New Deal
Healing Waters
Water helps restore and cool the land. It’s one more natural element we have plundered and need to reclaim.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Baltimore Leads a City-Based Movement for Water Justice
The city is close to passing a bill that would cap water rates for low-income residents and help them out of water debt.
Posted inEconomic Policy
GOP Tax Victory Puts Drinking Water at Risk
With cities already struggling to comply with federal drinking water standards, the GOP tax legislation eliminates a critical tool for financing improvements.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Scott Pruitt’s Dirty War on Clean Water
Pruitt’s aggressive effort to repeal the Clean Water Rule is the latest battle in the Trumpian attack on environmental regulations, democratic norms, and the rule of law.
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 inEconomic Policy
Kildee: Michigan Austerity Policies Doomed Flint
Anti-government mania is to blame for the city’s contaminated-water crisis, says Flint’s congressional representative.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Atlanta Voters Say ‘Yes’ to Tackling City Water Woes
Atlanta is one of the cities most at risk of water disruption, and the Flint crisis loomed large for voters on Super Tuesday.