The technologies may increase access to water that was not previously usable

Public utility leaders from three states warn that the water crisis in Jackson is not an anomaly and that data shows the average annual wastewater service charge for a single-family household has risen at twice the rate of inflation between 2000 and 2021

The action comes amid the worst three-year drought period on record

So far $5.5 billion has been awarded through the law to modernize the nation’s infrastructure, create good-paying jobs, combat the climate crisis and advance environmental justice

Unsafe salinity levels have been detected at municipal drinking water intakes in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana