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Former Michigan Governor Pleads Not Guilty in Flint Water Case

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 ANDY OLESKO
contamination, Flint, governors, Michigan, pleas, water

Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder appeared in court Thursday morning to plead not guilty to state charges of willful neglect stemming from the contaminated-water crisis in Flint that began during his time of office.

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Criminal Environment Government 

Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Charged in Flint Water Crisis

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 ANDY OLESKO
Flint, governors, Michigan, water

Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was criminally charged Wednesday for his role in the Flint water contamination catastrophe that left thousands of his constituents poisoned.

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Science 

Desalination Breakthrough Could Lead to Cheaper Clean Water

December 31, 2020January 4, 2021 DUSTIN MANDUFFIE
Research, water

A major advancement in water filtration technology revealed Thursday may lead to lower water prices and greater availability throughout otherwise dry areas of the globe.

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Environment Government Regional 

Water Quality

December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 BRIEF
California, pollution, San Francisco Bay Area, water

A federal court in California denied the city of Sunnyvale’s request to dismiss San Francsico Baykeeper’s Clean Water Act suit alleging the city’s sewer system unlawfully releases polluted stormwater and raw sewage into waterways.

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Government Health Regional 

Flint Agrees to Pay $20 Million in Water Crisis Settlement

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 ANDY OLESKO
City Council, contamination, Flint, Lead poisoning, Michigan, Settlement, water

The Flint City Council voted early Tuesday to approve the city’s $20 million share of a massive $641 million settlement for injury claims stemming from the contaminated water crisis that poisoned citizens in 2014.

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Government Health Regional 

Judge Asked to Sign Off on $641M Settlement in Flint Water Crisis

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 ANDY OLESKO
contamination, Flint, Lead poisoning, Michigan, Settlement, water

Attorneys urged a federal judge Monday to grant preliminary approval of a massive settlement benefitting Flint residents poisoned by contaminated water, as local government officials wrestle with accepting their part of the deal.

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Courts Environment 

TCP

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 BRIEF
California, Dow Chemical, toxic waste, water

The Southern California city of Corona accuses Dow Chemical, Shell and others of allowing its water wells to become contaminated with the highly toxic 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP), likely from the application by farmers of the companies’ soil fumigants from the 1940s until the 1980s.

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Appeals Environment National 

New Mexico Gets High Court Blessing in Evaporated Water Fight

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 JACK RODGERS
New Mexico, rivers, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, water

The U.S. Supreme Court was nearly unanimous Monday in clearing New Mexico over the evaporation of precious Pecos River water on its watch when the hurricane-hit Texas needed storage help.

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Civil Rights Environment Government 

Feds Defend Permanent Water Contracts to Benefit Agriculture

December 10, 2020December 11, 2020 NICHOLAS IOVINO
Agriculture, contract, Trump administration, water

Defending the decision to give farm irrigation districts permanent access to low-cost, federally pumped water in California, a Justice Department lawyer urged a federal judge Thursday to flush a Native American tribe’s lawsuit against the endless entitlements.

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Environment Government 

Simplot Gypsum

December 7, 2020December 8, 2020 BRIEF
mining, tribal issues, Trump administration, water

A land swap between agrochemical giant Simplot and the federal government lacked proper environmental analysis and the resulting expansion of Simplot’s gypsum stack will harm the area’s water, flora and fauna, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation say in a federal complaint.

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Business Environment 

Tainted Aquifers

December 1, 2020December 2, 2020 BRIEF
contamination, DuPont, manufacturing, Orange County California, water

Orange County, California, and several of its cities sued chemical giants 3M, DuPont and others Tuesday, complaining they manufactured products containing PFAS chemicals that have contaminated drinking water sources across the county.

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Environment Government 

Dam Demolition

November 24, 2020November 25, 2020 BRIEF
Army Corps of Engineers, dams, South Carolina, water

A federal court in South Carolina granted the state’s request for a permanent injunction to prevent the Army Corps of Engineers from demolishing the Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam if the proposal to do so does not “maintain the pool” in existence on the date of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act.

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Business Government Health 

Gross!

November 20, 2020November 23, 2020 BRIEF
negligence, Restaurants, San Diego County, sewage, water

Several restaurants have sued the San Diego County city of Poway, claiming the city’s negligent operation of a waste treatment facility led to the contamination of the city’s water that forced the shutdown of all food facilities.

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Courts Environment 

Conservationists Challenge ‘Destructive’ Central California Dam Project

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
California, Central Valley, dams, water

A proposed dam in California’s Central Valley is billed as a vital agricultural resource. But conservationists say it would also flood important cultural and recreational sites for surrounding communities and destroy wildlife habitat.

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Government Health Regional 

Flint Joins $641 Million Settlement Over Water Crisis

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 ANDY OLESKO
contamination, Flint, Lead poisoning, Michigan, Settlement, water

The city of Flint, ravaged by a contaminated water crisis since 2014, has agreed to join a massive $641 million settlement with residents announced by Michigan officials over the summer.

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Business Environment Government 

California Slammed Over ‘Blank Check’ for Delta Tunnel Project

October 29, 2020October 30, 2020 NICK CAHILL
California, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, water

Lobbing another hurdle at California’s $16 billion plan to tunnel underneath the West Coast’s largest estuary, environmentalists on Thursday sued to freeze public funding for the megaproject championed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

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Science Technology 

Sunny Parts of the Moon Hold Water, and Its Shadows May Hide Ice

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 DANIEL CONRAD
Research, space, water

Two giant leaps for lunar scientists: one research paper published Monday verifies that there are water molecules on the sunlit portions of the moon, and another identifies new permanently shadowed areas of the moon where ice may lurk.

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Environment International Politics 

Three-Way Ethiopia Dam Talks to Resume After Trump Warning

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Africa, construction, dams, Diplomacy, Donald Trump, rivers, water

Sudan said it will hold three-way talks Tuesday with Egypt and Ethiopia on a controversial Nile dam project that U.S. President Donald Trump has warned could spark military action.

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Business Environment Government 

Protections Against Coal-Ash Seepage Put in the Shredder of Trump EPA

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 JACK RODGERS
coal, EPA, pollution, Trump administration, water

Just weeks after the president cast himself as a “great environmentalist” in a Florida rally, conservation groups condemned his administration Friday for undermining a court’s order to prevent water contamination with coal ash.

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Appeals Environment Government 

Justices Hear Water Dispute Between Texas and New Mexico

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 JACK RODGERS
New Mexico, rivers, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, water

Kicking off its new term, the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday over Texas and New Mexico’s agreement to share water from the Pecos River and whether the latter state is on the hook for water that evaporated before making it across state lines.

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