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State and EPA Ready Grants to Restore Salmon Habitat, Improve Water Quality Near Puget Sound

OLYMPIA  – In areas where native trees and vegetation are allowed to thrive along a riverbank, streams typically have better water quality, provide more suitable habitat for salmon and are more resilient to climate change. To boost the health of streams and rivers in the Puget Sound region, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the […]

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Water Usage Restrictions Start Today: Sarasota and Manatee Counties Affected

The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board has declared a Modified Phase I Water Shortage due to ongoing dry conditions throughout the region and increasing water supply concerns. This will enforce restrictions in Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota and Sumter counties; portions of Charlotte, Highlands and Lake counties; the […]

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Governor’s New Adviser On Kansas Water Crisis Working to Influence Policy Talks

Hiring a dedicated staff member to advise Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on water is a move meant to bring the often-siloed issue front and center, said Vijay Ramasamy, who started the job this fall. “My job is to make water central to a lot of our conversations,” Ramasamy said on the Kansas Reflector podcast. Ramasamy, […]

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A New Pipeline is On Track to Bring Water to Northern El Paso County Next Year

A $73 million project is underway to create a more sustainable water system for part of northern El Paso County.  The Northern Water Delivery System will allow the Triview Metropolitan District in Monument to use renewable water rights to help replace its diminishing groundwater resources, according to District Manager Jim McGrady. “This project is something that […]

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Gripped by Drought, This Island is Running Out of Drinking Water

When Racha Mousdikoudine opens her kitchen faucet, she never knows what will happen. “Maybe I won’t get any water at all,” she told CNN. “Maybe I’ll get 30 minutes of water. Maybe the water will only come after hours of waiting.” For the last four months, Mousdikoudine and her two children have had little or […]

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Saltwater Intrusion No Longer a Threat to New Orleans’ Drinking Water

Metro New Orleans’ drinking water is no longer expected to be contaminated by unhealthy salt levels, officials said Thursday, marking a dramatic change from last month’s forecast that caused residents to wipe out bottled water supplies in stores. Why it matters: It’s good news for a region that was preparing for three months of undrinkable water that could corrode pipes […]

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Michigan Communities Are Upgrading Water Infrastructure, Protecting Health and the Environment

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) issued SRF funding to 71 projects across the state in fiscal year 2023 for water system upgrades. These projects reduce the risk of contaminants entering drinking water, surface water and ground water resources across the state and reduce pressure on local governments to raise water […]

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Here’s Why Salt Water Is Invading the Mississippi and Whether It Will Happen More Often

The drought-driven wedge of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River is deepening a mystery about one of the world’s mightiest waterways. How will climate change affect the river? There are relatively few scientific studies on how warming is reshaping the Mississippi, and even fewer on saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico. The void […]

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Water Hookups Come to Alaska Yup’ik Village, And Residents Are Thrilled to Ditch Their Honey Buckets

Sanitation workers Thomas Noatak and Joseph Moses start every workday riding a four-wheeler along the muddy roads of this small Yup’ik village on southwestern Alaska’s vast Kuskokwim River, looking for human waste. They’re checking honey bucket bins — large steel containers where residents dump their waste at neighborhood collection points. When they find a bin […]

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EPA Agrees to Issue Standards for Protecting U.S. Waters From Ship Pollution, Invasive Species

WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency agreed today to finalize nationwide standards that will protect U.S. waterways from harmful vessel discharges. Under the agreement, the agency must release final regulations on ballast water discharges by Sept. 24, 2024. “I’m glad the EPA will take action after years of delay, and I hope the agency finally cracks down on […]

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