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Utilities and industry grappled with multiple demands, from 'forever chemical' remediation to funding shortfalls, at American Water Works Association annual meetingheld June 22-24

EPA has proposed revisions to its National Environmental Policy Act process that officials say will speed up reviews and make them clearer and more predictable.

A planned low-level radioactive water release into the Hudson River tests state versus federal authority over nuclear safety.

Speakers at New York City event last month discussed need for communities to be better prepared for drastic changes in water levels.

Under new Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D), the Resilient Environments and Landscapes rule (REAL) now has one-year reprieve from July 20 before it mandates higher shorebuilding elevations and other requirements for high-risk area—giving pro and con forces more time to battle over likely amendments. 

General Electric is building a 13-acre landfill in Lee, Mass.

The Windsor Woods program totals $518 million for flood control efforts in Virginia Beach, Va.

Las Virgenes Municipal Water District this fall will suspend ''pod' at depth in Santa Monica Bay to produce desalinated water using developer OceanWell's innovative technology, with less energy needed and less brine created.

The parallel gravity line pipe system in the Tijuna River Valley ruptured twice in a period of less than two weeks.