Mexico's water wise future.
In a speech at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. yesterday, the presumptive front runner in the Mexican Presidential election (slated...
Running out of water...and energy...
Too often, we simply take water for granted. We fully expect that water will start flowing when we turn the tap on. But what if it does...
Non-Stick Chemicals Stick to Drinking Water
A June 8 report published in collaboration by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Social Science Environmental Health Research...
NPR's "Here and Now" discusses the U.S. Lead and Copper Rule
With the third anniversary of the decision in Flint to switch water sources this coming week, Here & Now focuses on the Lead and Copper...
Water Glitters, Too.
El Salvador announced this week that it was halting metals mining across the country, according to the Financial Times (sub. req.), in...
The Flint February Fall-out
Having laid out a lot of the legal and factual aspects of the Flint crisis, there are still a lot of questions about the remedies. ...
Flint and the Safe Drinking Water Act
The first question you may have asked yourself was, how can a public health emergency like Flint happen? Aren’t there laws in place to...
The Safe Drinking Water Act applied in Michigan
As discussed in the previous post, the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) requires public water supplies to protect human health by meeting...
Timeline of Events in Flint, Michigan
The timeline below sets out the situation in Flint, Michigan surrounding the drinking water crisis. This timeline will be updated as more...
