Legislation – Policy

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…

6 years ago

On Water Problems, Governments Actually Work Together

Photo: Algae blooms are a frequent problem in Lake Erie. (AP) When it comes to dirty lakes and rivers, governments…

6 years ago

California’s Can’t-Miss Chance to Provide Safe Drinking Water for All

Photo: A sign outside the Lafayette Reservoir in Lafayette, California. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images State legislators have until the end of…

6 years ago

Judge shifts legal brawl, revives WOTUS in 26 states

Photo: A federal judge has revived the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. [WOTUS] rule in 26 states. Montgomery County Planning…

6 years ago

California’s water wars heat up at Sacramento hearing over river flows

At the Capitol on Monday, farmers protest a proposal by water officials to increase flows for the lower San Joaquin…

6 years ago

Defying water suppliers, Palo Alto backs Bay-Delta Plan

Photo: Wapama Falls, far left, flows into the 117-billion-gallon Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite, the source of 85 percent of…

6 years ago

Judge Orders Michigan Health Director to Face Trial Over Flint Water Crisis Deaths

Photo: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, seen here speaking to the press about the Flint…

6 years ago

Out of spotlight, tribes keep fighting Dakota pipeline

Photo: DAPL pipeline protesters 9/25/2016 (Morton Co. Sheriff) (Reuters) - Native American tribes that tried to block the Dakota Access…

6 years ago

Massive Medicine Bow logging plan sparks critics

Conservation and water interests are at odds over a plan to log, cut, burn and build roads across 562 square…

6 years ago