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July 4, 2024

Boil Water Advisory Issued for D.C. and Arlington Over Algae

The authorities in Washington and Arlington, Va., on Wednesday advised all 920,000 residents to boil their drinking water after they discovered that algae blooms in the […]

June 2, 2024

After Pipes Burst in Atlanta, Many Residents Lose Water, Then Patience

A series of water main breaks in Atlanta caused widespread disruption on Saturday, as outages and severely reduced water pressure forced some businesses to close and […]

November 8, 2023

How a Patchwork of Rules to Protect America’s Water Is Falling Short

Groundwater is one of America’s most precious resources. The water that fills wells, stored naturally in underground aquifers, allowed vast cities to emerge and turned the […]

September 24, 2023

Saltwater in the Mississippi Threatens Water Supply in New Orleans

Drought-like conditions in the Midwest over the summer have created a growing water problem in the New Orleans area this fall. Water levels of the Mississippi […]

August 20, 2023

Lahaina Fire Prompts a Shift in Maui’s Long-Running Water Fights

Hours before the wildfire became an inferno that wiped out the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina, officials at the West Maui Land Company reached out to […]

August 14, 2023

As Inferno Grew, Lahaina’s Water System Collapsed

During the frantic moments on Tuesday after a wildfire jumped containment near a residential neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, firefighters rushing to slow the spread were distressed […]

August 6, 2023

Dune Shacks of Cape Cod: No Power, No Water, but Eugene O’Neill Was Here

Here at the far edge of Cape Cod, where hills of white sand border a vast and empty shore, 19 rough-hewed shacks — tiny and unadorned, […]

July 29, 2023

In Texas Border Towns, a ‘Dangerous Combination’ of Heat and Water Cutoffs

On a blistering morning this week, the kitchen sink in Kathy Quilatan’s house was delivering only sputtering water. With temperatures climbing into triple digits most afternoons […]

March 27, 2023

Philadelphia Monitoring Water Supply After Spill From Chemical Plant

Philadelphia officials on Sunday evening stepped back from a suggestion earlier in the day that residents consider using bottled water rather than tap water for drinking […]