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Michigan legislative leaders say they expect lots of attention this year to water affordability and quality issues, starting with a bill that would declare water to be a human right.

Federal, state, local officials discuss clean water policies

Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens, a Democrat, turned in signatures to get on the ballot Friday, becoming the first major candidate in the race to do so.

Various species of sharks, some of which are endangered, while others are listed as vulnerable, hauled on shore at dawn by commercial fishermen at the Tanjung Luar port on Monday, June 9, 2025, in East Lombok, Indonesia. Tanjung Luar is one of the largest shark markets in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, from where shark fins are exported to other Asian markets, primarily Hong Kong and China, was bones are used in cosmetic products also sold to China. Shark meat and skins are consumed locally as an important source of protein. In recent years, facing heavy criticism because of the unregulated shark fishing industry, the Indonesian government has sought to bring in stricter controls over commercial hunting of sharks in an attempt to balance the needs of fishermen as well as the need to protect dwindling shark populations.

Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis

A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world's fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested.

A drone view from 2025 shows the Carlsbad desalination plant's intake lagoon on the right and the discharge canal on the left in Carlsbad, Calif.

Why one of the cities most dependent on the Colorado River now has water for sale

Once one of the most dependent on the Colorado River, San Diego now may have water to sell to states that are seeing their supplies from the shrinking river cut.

How Bill Phillips used flowing water to model the economy

Bill Phillips was an outsider to economics, but he used a machine and a chart to change the way we think about the government's role in a capitalist economy.

Digital Crossroad, a data center facility in Hammond, Indiana, sits on the shore of Lake Michigan.

The energy boom is coming for Great Lakes water

This is the first article in our “Shockwave” project, a series of reports that will investigate the rapid evolution of the energy landscape in the Great Lakes region and the consequences the new era will have for one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water. Produced by the five partners of the Great Lakes News Collaborative — Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now, Michigan Public and The Narwhal — Shockwave will document the depth and breadth of the region’s energy transformation and its influence on water use and pollution.

Shawn Kreuzwiesner, utilities director for the Town of Cave Creek, visits the town's pump system in Phoenix on March 27, 2026. Nearly all of the town's water flows through the pumps, which draw Colorado River water from the Central Arizona Project.

How the city with the most to lose in the Colorado River crisis is trying to adapt

Record low winter snows mean insufficient water in the Colorado River. Here's how a city that's first in line to be cut off is handling it.

Water nears the crest of the Cheboygan Dam as water from melting snow and heavy rains combine in Northern Michigan.

Cheboygan hydro plant revived, water levels dropping behind dam

Water levels behind the Cheboygan dam had been creeping up for days. With a hydro power plant that's part of the dam complex operational again, more water can flow through, relieving pressure on the dam.

Activists gather at a Flint church to observe the ninth anniversary of the start of the Flint Water Crisis

Flint water crisis, 9 years (and counting)

On April 25, 2014, Flint's drinking water source was switched to the Flint River. The intent of the switch was to save the city millions of dollars. The result was an environmental disaster.

A supply disruption is leading some water systems to reduce the amount of fluoride in drinking water.

Middle East conflict causes a fluoride shortage for US drinking water

Some U.S. water systems are cutting back on fluoride because of a key chemical is in short supply. Israel is one of its main producers.

Testing shows sharp drop in lead in Flint drinking water

State Environmental officials say the city’s drinking water is testing at one part per billion of lead — well within federal and state standards.

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