The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s drinking-water chief said the agency is preparing to issue a comprehensive action plan to address challenges to the nation’s drinking-water systems by the end of the year.
To help residents recover from devastating water crises, Senate lawmakers are close to moving on legislation to provide millions of dollars in assistance to Flint, Mich., and cities like it.
The city of Flint and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) are scrambling to address a drinking-water-supply crisis that went on for months before local officials admitted lead levels in the water were dangerously high.
