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Michigan Legislature approves almost $10 million to address the Flint water crisis

Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to quickly sign a bill containing almost $10 million to help Flint resolve its water crisis.The bill moved swiftly through…

Flint water fund was projected to be in the red. New mayor says, actually, it has $20 million.

Flint's newly-elected mayor, Sheldon Neeley, says it appears the city's water fund doesn't have a deficit, as previously projected. Rather, there's a $20…

3 years later, the Flint water crisis has changed how other cities deal with infrastructure

Three years ago today, the city of Flint switched to the Flint River for its drinking water. We all know how that story goes.So now, three years later,…

Early childhood education seen as key to helping youngest Flint water crisis victims

President Barack Obama will visit Flint tomorrow to get an update on the city’s drinking water crisis.In Flint, thousands of children under the age of six…

Flint residents say water crisis has lasted "2 years too long"

“They poisoned the wrong city, everybody!” one speaker shouted at today’s rally at Flint city hall to mark the second anniversary of the city’s mishandled…

Alto Peru, a nonprofit in Peru, runs a surf school for kids in the community.

For these Peruvian kids, surfing isn't just water play

A school in Peru is part of a wave of community-based projects around the world that uses a perhaps surprising method to help kids: surf therapy. And it's not just about physical well-being.

Beyond the Governor's glass of Flint water

I have to confess I rolled my eyes when I heard yesterday that Governor Rick Snyder went to a Flint resident’s home and drank their filtered tap water in…

Flint's elected leaders once again can sue the state over handling of water crisis

Flint’s elected leaders once again have the ability to file a lawsuit against the state for its handling of the city’s water crisis.Today, the city’s…

The giant white marble boulders that line the Agos River just north of the Philippine village of Daraitan are sacred to the Indigenous Dumagat people. They use the boulders to perform rituals to ward off sickness and keep their village safe. If the Kaliwa Dam is built upriver, the Dumagat say these rocks will be destroyed to make way for the increased water flow.

The Philippines' capital is running out of water. Is building a dam the solution?

Officials say the Kaliwa Dam will help alleviate an impending water shortage in the capital that's being exacerbated by climate change. But the project is plagued with controversies and questions.

The scene at the station this morning. The original faucet had been modified.

Detroit, Flint to get another $1.2M for water assistance

There’s now a larger pot of money to help households struggling to pay water bills in Detroit and Flint. It comes from the Great Lakes Water Authority’s…

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