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The last pipes for the KWA were laid earlier earlier this year.

With another water source switch on the horizon for Flint, officials meet behind closed doors

Federal, state, and Flint officials sat down behind closed doors at city hall on Monday to discuss ways to respond to questions about the city’s planned…

Call center specialist Michael Colluccio works on a team that answers 988 calls from people whose phones have area codes for the suburban Philadelphia region. If needed, Colluccio also can answer calls from other parts of the state or country, part of a system that makes sure someone is always available to talk.

At 988 call centers, crisis counselors offer empathy — and juggle limited resources

In a mental health crisis, a conversation with an empathetic listener can be live-saving. But when someone needs in-person help, there's a shortage of resources in many parts of the country.

A baby receives care in the neonatal intensive care unit of the government hospital in Tripoli, Lebanon. Because of the lack of prenatal care amid the country's massive economic crisis, medical staff members say more newborns are born sick and weak. From time to time, when parents don't have the funds to pay for additional care, they go home — and leave their infant stranded at the hospital.

Lebanon's hospitals are running out of medicine and staff in ongoing economic crisis

Hospitals are running out of medicines. Staff members are leaving. And some parents will even leave a newborn stranded in the intensive care unit if they can't afford the fees for additional care.

Flint River Fest canceled amid city's drinking water problems

Flint’s drinking water controversy has led to the cancelation of a festival celebrating the Flint River.Tests link the corrosive nature of the river water…

Bill Hunter stands beneath a crumbling standpipe that was due for replacement 20 years ago. Hesitant to spend the money, the city instead aimed to slow the standpipe’s decay by fitting it with a metal roof. Now, the standpipe threatens to fail before crews can complete a replacement project over the next three years.

Water woes loom for Michigan suburbs, towns after decades of disinvestment

Michigan cities rich and poor, big and small have been delaying maintenance on their water systems for decades. Now, even wealthy towns are suffering the consequences of past reluctance to pay for water system upkeep.

Experts meet in Flint tomorrow to discuss fixing city's tap water

Experts will try to come up with a solution to Flint’s water problems tomorrow.State and federal regulators, along with national experts, will take part…

The Village of Akron, Michigan is just one example of rural towns struggling to find money to maintain or replace aging drinking water systems.

Many rural towns have neglected drinking water systems for decades

As some rural towns lose population and government funds shrink, their drinking water systems are one failure away from crisis.

California's farmers are pumping billions of tons of extra water from underground aquifers this year because of the drought. But new restrictions on such pumping are coming into force.

Satellites reveal the secrets of water-guzzling farms in California

California wants to limit the water that farmers can pump from depleted aquifers. To enforce those limits, regulators are turning to remote sensing satellites.

Residents of Mykolaiv collect clean water from a distribution station set up by the International Committee of the Red Cross on Oct. 1.

A Ukrainian city struggles after Russian forces blew up its water supply

Russian missiles ruptured Mykolaiv's pipelines. They stretch across territory under Russian control, making it impossible for municipal workers to repair them. With winter coming, worries are rising.

Report: Using Flint River proving costly to city's water system

A new report estimates it will cost the city of Flint $1.5 billion to repair the damage done since the switch to the Flint River as a water…

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