Legislation – Policy

Despite A Ban, Arkansas Farmers Are Still Spraying Controversial Weedkiller

These soybeans were damaged in 2017 by dicamba, a popular weedkiller that's prone to drifting into neighboring fields. Some farmers…

6 years ago

A landfill in Vermont, a lake in Quebec and a question: How’s the water?

Photo: Residents and officials on both sides of the border have expressed concerns about how the leachate percolating from the…

6 years ago

Michael Moore’s Flint water movie claims county faked kids’ lead blood tests

April Cook Hawkins takes her seat on stage during the live filming of a special "All In With Chris Hayes,"…

6 years ago

The Unanticipated Benefits of California’s Water Policies

Water drips from a leaking irrigation pipe in the west San Joaquin Valley. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via…

6 years ago

Report: over half PA gas wells used ‘secret’ chemicals for fracking or drilling

Drillers withheld information on at least one chemical in some 2,500 wells, citing trade secrets Energy companies in Pennsylvania declined…

6 years ago

Could water utilities transform the way the electric sector did?

A mix of government incentives and regulations revamped the electricity sector. Could a similar approach work for water? Credit: Stocksy/Paul…

6 years ago

California Court Finds Public Trust Doctrine Applies to State Groundwater Resources

Photo: Scott River, http://www.westernrivers.org/projectatlas/scott-river/ Court Rejects Claim That SGMA “Displaces” Public Trust’s Application to California Groundwater The California Court of…

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Water Board Sues IBWC Over Untreated Sewage from Tijuana River

The state of California is suing the federal government over untreated sewage in the Tijuana River. NBC 7's Erika Cervantes…

6 years ago

New York governor signs law mandating lead testing in schools

(Photo: Peter Carr/The Journal News) ALBANY — Schools in New York will have to test drinking water for lead contamination.…

6 years ago

The cataclysmic cost of Trump’s ‘war on oceans’

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe Staff/Adobe Stock This summer, 60 million Americans will head to the seaside to enjoy majestic…

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