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Flint residents still perceive “lack of humanity” in official response to crisis

The Flint water crisis brought a steady stream of big names to Genesee County. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, officials from Lansing and…

Flint to start shutting off water service to delinquent residential customers

The city of Flint will start cutting off service to delinquent residential water customers next month.The city plans to cutoff water service at two…

Michigan Health and Human Services Dept. Director Nick Lyon

Preliminary exam Thursday for state health director charged in Flint water investigation

Tomorrow, a judge will begin hearing the prosecution’s case against State Health Department Director Nick Lyon. It’s the first preliminary exam in the…

So long, Stumpy. More than 150 of D.C.'s cherry trees have to go as water rises

Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom this week. This will be the last season for about 150 of the famous flowering trees — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.

Jeneyah McDonald used to spend much of her days looking for enough clean water.

Billions of federal dollars could replace lead pipes. Flint has history to share

The new infrastructure legislation makes money available to remove potentially poisonous pipes around the country. In Flint, Mich., mistrust runs deeper than the plumbing does.

Aquatic plants and debris are exposed by the falling water levels at the Kakhovka Reservoir. Researchers say that the draining of the reservoir by Russian forces are but one example of the war's effect on Ukraine's water supply.

A shrinking reservoir signals Ukraine and Russia are waging a dangerous water war

Russia is using a dam it controls to release water from Ukraine's massive Kakhovka Reservoir. It's one of dozens of cases where the war is limiting access to safe water.

Dave Reckhow is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Water experts say non-profit group's Flint water test lacks credibility

Flint’s water is still not safe to drink without a filter.A lot of people have been asking whether the water is safe for bathing. Federal and state…

Flint water case could hinge in part on misconduct charges

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The prosecution of current and former state employees for their role in Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis likely will face an…

The Colorado River flows by the historic Navajo Bridge on June 23, 2021 in Marble Canyon, Ariz.

The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation's water rights

Almost a third of the reservation's 170,000 residents lack access to clean, reliable drinking water. The tribe wants to be able to represent itself in litigation over the Colorado River.

Whitmer signs legislation creating Flint Settlement Trust Fund

A proposed settlement for many Flint water crisis civil lawsuits took another step forward Wednesday.Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a pair of bills…

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