Water2017-Affordability Archives

Water News

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

by Brett Walton November 28, 2017December 19, 2017

The EPA has heard similar suggestions before. Will the agency act decisively this time?

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Infrastructure

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

by Brett Walton November 1, 2017February 27, 2025

Infrastructure

Water Bill Assistance for the Poor Hindered by State Laws

by Brett Walton July 24, 2017February 27, 2025

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Infrastructure

California Hones Drinking Water Affordability Plan

by Brett Walton June 8, 2017February 27, 2025

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On Menominee Lakes, Wild Rice Is Coming Back. It Isn’t Easy.

New techniques, technology, and persistence make it possible.

June 14, 2026

Broke and On Their Own: Small Water Systems Lose Ground as Federal Support Wavers

For systems serving rural and low-income communities, the finances were already precarious.

June 11, 2026

Illinois Fails to Pass Landmark Act Requiring ‘Responsible’ Data Center Energy and Water Use

The bill proposed mandatory water use reports at data centers and the facilities that powered them

June 5, 2026June 10, 2026

Supreme Court’s Limitation on Wetlands Protection Will Make Flooding Worse

A new study calculates the dollar value of wetlands in reducing river flooding. But in Sackett vs. EPA, the high court rolled back protections for nature’s first line of defense.

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

Why Wildfire Experts Are So Worried About This Year’s Fire Season

With a puny snowpack in the Western mountains and a widespread drought, the nation is a tinderbox. A reorganization of federal firefighting efforts and the departure of many staff qualified to join the fight are heightening concern.

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026