May 3, 2016 Former BP engineer accused of deleting texts about spill size sentenced A former BP engineer who was accused of deleting text messages about how much oil spewed into the Gulf during the 2010 spill pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge and was sentenced to six months of probation.
May 3, 2016 California begins to take tougher approach to curtail water use California is finished with gentle nudges and polite reminders to deal with its devastating drought as state regulators begin to slam water waster.
April 28, 2016 Michigan gov, EPA chief face bipartisan blast at heated Flint water hearing House lawmakers unleashed their frustration Thursday with state and federal leaders they say are trying to spread -- if not unload -- the blame for the Flint water crisis, as its impoverished community remains without clean running water to this day.
April 23, 2016 Man causes panic after dumping non-toxic green dye in Alaska creek Authorities say the green water flowing in the Ketchikan Creek that caused some panic and drew a response from multiple agencies was the result of a prank.
April 20, 2016 3 charged with several crimes in Flint water crisis Michigan's attorney general will announce criminal charges Wednesday against two state regulators and a Flint employee, alleging wrongdoing related to the city's lead-tainted water crisis, according to government officials familiar with the investigation.
April 20, 2016 Memphis races to fix third sewage spill in three weeks Workers are making emergency repairs to a broken sewer line that is spewing about 1 million gallons of wastewater per day into a Mississippi River tributary in Memphis, an official said Wednesday.
April 19, 2016 Upscale gated Calif. community threatens fines for brown lawns despite drought A homeowners association for an upscale, gated community in the San Francisco Bay Area has threatened to fine homeowners for brown lawns and landscaping despite California's continuing drought emergency.
April 19, 2016 Michigan governor says he'll drink Flint water for the next month Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will drink Flint water at home and at work for at least a month to show to residents it is safe with the use of a faucet filter, he said Monday.
April 9, 2016 Water with unsafe lead amounts found in hundreds of schools Responding to the crisis in Flint, Michigan, school officials across the country are testing classroom sinks and cafeteria faucets for lead, trying to uncover any concealed problems and to reassure anxious parents.
April 7, 2016 Tenn. sewage leak stopped after more than 10,000 fish killed Officials in Tennessee say a sewage leak that led to a major fish kill and high levels of E.coli bacteria in a creek and a lake has been stopped.