In this week’s news briefs, the Pennsylvania House passes a bill that would bring Pittsburgh’s troubled utility under the authority of the state, and new research shows how dire the freshwater situation is for northern Canada’s cities

A new Water Research Foundation report finds that some lining and coating technologies can reduce or eliminate lead release

In this week’s news briefs, Milwaukee’s longtime water superintendent leaves for a job in Maine, and New York lawmakers push for a bill that would create a formula-based program for distributing water and sewer infrastructure funds.

When Jimmie Cox went face first into a pool of water to fix a broken line, he didn’t think much of it. But then a photo was posted on Facebook.