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State Clean Water Fund Means Local Projects, Local News [1]

An EPA program that helps pay for municipal water infrastructure is facing Congressional appropriations scrutiny. But with the program looking like it may escape big cuts, it remains a reservoir of reportable local projects. Find out more in the latest TipSheet, plus get state-by-state resources.

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National (U.S.) [8]
Alaska and Hawaii [9]
California [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [17]
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Public [19]
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"Wisconsin Tribe Files Intent To Sue Over Clean Water Act Neglect" [20]

"The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin gave the feds notice of intent to sue over the alleged failure to protect the water quality of the tribe's namesake river."

Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Source: EHN [24], 11/07/2017
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Thin Ice: Walruses Threatened After US Declines To List As Endangered [25]

"Walruses are facing a 'death sentence' after the Trump administration declined last month to list the Pacific walrus as endangered, according to the Center for Biological Diversity."

Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Wildlife [26]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NPR [27], 11/06/2017
  • Read more about Thin Ice: Walruses Threatened After US Declines To List As Endangered [25]

"Price Gouging Alleged of Makers of Water Treatment Chemical" [28]

"Many municipally owned utilities find themselves in a tough spot as they sue major chemical manufacturers for allegedly fixing the price of an ingredient used for treating drinking water and wastewater."

Chemicals [29]
Economy & Business [30]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: BNA [31], 11/03/2017
  • Read more about "Price Gouging Alleged of Makers of Water Treatment Chemical" [28]

"EPA: Water at Puerto Rico Superfund Site Is Fit For Consumption" [32]

"Water drawn from wells at a hazardous waste site in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico meets federal drinking water standards and is fit for consumption, the US Environmental Protection Agency said in a news release on Tuesday."

Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [21]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: CNN [34], 11/01/2017
  • Read more about "EPA: Water at Puerto Rico Superfund Site Is Fit For Consumption" [32]

Loss of Federal Protections May Imperil Pacific Reefs, Scientists Warn [35]

"Fisheries officials call the marine national monuments unnecessary, and their boundaries are said to be under review by the Trump administration."

Environmental Politics [36]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NY Times [38], 10/31/2017
  • Read more about Loss of Federal Protections May Imperil Pacific Reefs, Scientists Warn [35]

"Tribune Investigation: The Water Drain - Same Lake, Unequal Rates" [39]

"Why our water rates are surging – and why black and poor suburbs pay more".

Economy & Business [30]
Environmental Politics [36]
People & Population [22]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [19]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Source: Chicago Tribune [40], 10/31/2017
  • Read more about "Tribune Investigation: The Water Drain - Same Lake, Unequal Rates" [39]

"Two Years After California’s Biggest Dam Removal, Fish Rebound" [41]

"In 2015 the San Clemente Dam was demolished, in part to restore the watershed and protect endangered steelhead trout. Now scientists are studying the impacts and the findings have them optimistic about the future."

Fish & Fisheries [37]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [19]
California [10]
Source: Water Deeply [42], 10/30/2017
  • Read more about "Two Years After California’s Biggest Dam Removal, Fish Rebound" [41]

"Five Years After Sandy, Are We Better Prepared?" [43]

"While much of New York City’s battered infrastructure has been repaired and even improved, most long-term resiliency measures are still years away".

Climate Change [44]
Disasters [33]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [19]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NY Times [45], 10/30/2017
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Salton Sea Area No Longer Good Place To Live For Respiratory Patients [46]

"Nancy Johnson has lived near the Salton Sea her entire life. Her grandparents originally moved to the area at the behest of their doctors, who said the hot, dry desert was the perfect antidote for their emphysema."

Air [47]
Environmental Health [21]
Natural Resources [48]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [19]
California [10]
Source: Palm Springs Desert Sun [49], 10/27/2017
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