February 19, 2016 Lawsuit blames Chicago officials for lead contamination in city's drinking water Chicago residents filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against the city, claiming that unsafe lead levels in their drinking water has contaminated their water supply for years and officials should be forced to remove the thousands of lead pipes to fix the issue.
February 18, 2016 2 Ohio EPA workers fired over handling of lead in village's drinking water The state's Environmental Protection Agency fired two employees and demoted a third Wednesday following an internal investigation of how it handled the lead contamination in a village's drinking water.
February 16, 2016 Ex-BP supervisor in court, likely the last to go on trial over 2010 Gulf spill A judge and attorneys questioned jurors Tuesday as a former BP rig supervisor went on trial for a misdemeanor pollution charge from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
February 4, 2016 Michigan officials knew of Flint water's possible Legionnaires' link months ago High-ranking officials in Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration were aware of a surge in Legionnaires' disease potentially linked to Flint's water long before the governor reported the increase to the public last month, internal emails show.
February 3, 2016 Michigan gov calls for $30M to help Flint residents pay water bills Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will propose $30 million in state funding to help pay the water bills of Flint residents facing an emergency over the city's lead-contaminated water supply.
February 2, 2016 FBI joins investigation of Flint, Mich. water crisis Federal prosecutors say the FBI is working with a multi-agency team investigating the lead contamination of Flint's drinking water.
February 2, 2016 Parts of Flint still dealing with extremely high levels of lead in water Lead-tainted water remains extremely high in some areas of Flint, Mich., which is battling to decrease the amount of toxins in its drinking water, according to a state environment agency Monday.
February 1, 2016 California district reported incorrect numbers while 'shaming' water wasters Officials in California apologized Wednesday after it emerged that public lists of people fined and “shamed” for wasting too much water were inaccurate, reporting inflated totals for some customers.
January 29, 2016 Michigan governor signs $28M bill to address water crisis Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday signed into law $28 million more in emergency funding to address Flint's lead-contaminated water.
January 28, 2016 Michigan approves $28 million more for Flint water crisis The Michigan Legislature voted Thursday to direct another $28 million to address Flint's water emergency, allocating money for bottled water, medical assessments and other costs in the city struggling with a lead-contaminated supply.