New Yorkers Call for Clean Water, Demand an End to Filthy Waterways Whenever it Rains
New York City residents gathered yesterday to speak up for clean water. They came to a hearing room downtown, with a 27th-floor view of Manhattan's concrete...
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No More Money Down the Drain: How State Comptrollers and Auditors Can Help Stop Leaks in Drinking Water Systems...and Save You Money
Every day, billions of gallons of expensive, treated water is simply lost from public drinking water systems due to leaking, aging pipes. Much of that water...
Clean Water Delayed Is Clean Water Denied: After a Decades-Long Dodge, EPA Must Update Polluted Runoff Rules
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… No, make that Washington, DC, in the year 1987. (Perhaps that is another galaxy. But that’s a topic for another...
Is NYC Content to Lead the Nation in Raw Sewage Discharges? The Moment of Truth Is Here—and the Jury Is Still Out.
There’s a dirty little secret when it comes to greening New York City. Even as NYC has become a leader in building green infrastructure to combat sewer...
Waste Less, Pollute Less: Using Urban Water Conservation to Advance Clean Water Act Compliance
In many parts of the United States, cities and suburbs -- and the wastewater and stormwater utilities that serve them -- are among the largest sources of water...
To Maintain a "Competitive Advantage" on Water Supply, New York Must Step-Up Its Game on Water Conservation
Less than three years ago, when Governor Cuomo signed into law new state water conservation standards, he said : The preservation and protection of New York's...