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Price of Water 2018: Utilities Revise Household Water Rate Formulas

by Brett Walton May 30, 2018March 20, 2025

Water Debt Not on the Menu in Baltimore’s Tax Sale Season

by Brett Walton May 9, 2018December 19, 2018

California Water Board Delays Affordability Report

by Brett Walton February 2, 2018December 19, 2018

When the Water Is Shut Off

by Brett Walton January 11, 2018July 21, 2020

Baltimore City Council to Introduce Water Affordability Package in 2018

by Brett Walton December 7, 2017December 21, 2017

Panel Recommends Changes to Two-Decade-Old EPA Water Affordability Guidelines

by Brett Walton November 28, 2017December 19, 2017

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Philadelphia Water Rate Experiment Aims to Help Struggling Residents Pay Their Bills

by Brett Walton November 1, 2017February 27, 2025

Michigan Lawmakers Regroup in Human Right to Water Effort

by Brett Walton September 14, 2017September 20, 2017

California’s Clean-Water-for-All Experiment Begins to Deliver

by Brett Walton September 11, 2017September 20, 2017

Water Management

When It Comes To Water Service How Expensive Is Too Expensive?

by Brett Walton August 24, 2017December 19, 2017

Water Bill Assistance for the Poor Hindered by State Laws

by Brett Walton July 24, 2017February 27, 2025

black and white photograph of a young boy showering (showing him arms-up)

California Hones Drinking Water Affordability Plan

by Brett Walton June 8, 2017February 27, 2025

Latest

‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California

‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California

A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

As the West’s Scant Snowpack Melts, Coloradans Brace for a Lean Water Year

As the West’s Scant Snowpack Melts, Coloradans Brace for a Lean Water Year

Record-high spring temperatures are worrying skiers, ranchers and water managers.

March 30, 2026

EPA Reversal Opens the Door to More Mercury Pollution

EPA Reversal Opens the Door to More Mercury Pollution

Federal pollution exemptions for coal plants reverse decades of progress on toxic air and water pollution.

March 25, 2026March 27, 2026

Consumers seeks to delay millions in flood control upgrades as it pursues dam sales

Consumers seeks to delay millions in flood control upgrades as it pursues dam sales

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Global Collapse of Migratory Freshwater Fish Drives Calls for Transboundary Cooperation

Global Collapse of Migratory Freshwater Fish Drives Calls for Transboundary Cooperation

New report finds 81 percent population decline since 1970, reflecting broader deterioration of river health worldwide

March 24, 2026

Could Iran Disrupt the Gulf Countries’ Desalinated Water Supplies?

Could Iran Disrupt the Gulf Countries’ Desalinated Water Supplies?

March 23, 2026March 25, 2026

The Great Lakes Are Wasting a Massive Source of Clean Energy

The Great Lakes Are Wasting a Massive Source of Clean Energy

Huge potential gains from using waste heat from sewers, data centers, and power plants.

March 19, 2026April 1, 2026

In Search of ‘Earned Hope’ on the Colorado River: A Conversation with Photographer Pete McBride

In Search of ‘Earned Hope’ on the Colorado River: A Conversation with Photographer Pete McBride

New book details McBride’s lifelong love affair with his “backyard river.”

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026