Items Tagged with 'water industry'

The EPA’s latest update is a step toward making information more accessible. As lead exposure continues to affect homes, schools, and communities, clearer guidance could help people take action sooner.

The updated plan reflects a broader shift in how water is managed across the country - less as a one-time-use resource, and more as something that can be treated, reused, and reintegrated into the system.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is opening a new round of funding aimed at one of the most persistent challenges in the country’s water sector: 

The initiative also reflects growing public concern about what’s in drinking water. By elevating microplastics and pharmaceuticals to priority status, federal agencies are responding to calls for more transparency and stronger oversight of emerging contaminants.

In the West, water has never been just about infrastructure—it’s about priorities, tradeoffs, and how a region plans for an increasingly uncertain future.

Britain’s largest water utility may be inching closer to a financial lifeline.

The situation is far from over, but the shift in oversight signals a more centralized—and potentially more coordinated—approach to managing the fallout.

One of Louisiana’s largest privately owned sewer utilities is stepping onto a bigger stage.

Women make up nearly half of the overall U.S. workforce, but represent a much smaller share of the water sector—just under 15%

The new approach aims to return to what the EPA calls a “back-to-basics” model centered on compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.