water
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Judge blocks rules intended to protect nation’s waterways
The injunction applies to 24 states that filed a lawsuit. Maine is not among them, but New Hampshire is.
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PublishedApril 11, 2023
U.S. floats options to reduce water pulled from Colorado River
One proposal would force proportional cuts if water levels at Lake Mead fall below a certain level.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Congress approves measure to toss Biden’s water protections
A presidential veto is likely, as Republicans targeted the Biden administration’s protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, labeling it an environmental overreach that harms business.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2023
Residents ask PUC to investigate Auburn Water District
A group of Lewiston and Auburn residents has filed a complaint with the Maine Public Utilities Commission alleging the Auburn Water District has failed to uphold its duties to ratepayers and has failed to intervene in decision-making that could jeopardize the lake’s water quality.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
A quarter of the world’s population lacks safe drinking water, UN says
With agriculture using 70% of all water globally, an expert says, irrigation for crops has to be more efficient – as it is in some countries that now use drip irrigation, which saves water.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Lawmakers urged to increase funding to protect Maine’s many lakes
Environmentalists hail plan to allocate $18 million in additional funds to boost water quality projects for Maine's lakes
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
In Boothbay region, water fluoridation sparks debate about public health and personal choice
Residents of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport will decide Nov. 8 if they want to continue adding fluoride to public drinking water.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
Jackson water crisis deepens as Mississippi deploys National Guard
Officials began distributing water to city residents who for days have struggled as the state capital's water facility foundered.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Mississippi capital city doesn’t have drinkable water and doesn’t know when it will
Both the state's governor and president Biden have declared a state of emergency to try to resolve multiple problems that have been decades in the making.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
Mississippi capital: Water everywhere, not a drop to drink
Jackson, Miss., has too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use.