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Workmen prepare to replace older water pipes with a new copper one in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Lead pipes have caused harm for decades. In recent years, residents in Newark and Benton Harbor, Mich., were forced to use bottled water for basic needs like cooking and drinking, after tests revealed elevated levels of lead. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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Some cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
By MICHAEL PHILLIS - Associated Press
Fri,08/26/22-7:02AM , 103 Reads
ST. LOUIS (AP) — In many cities, no one knows where the lead pipes lie underground. That's important because lead pipes contaminate drinking water. After the lead crisis in Flint, officials in Michigan accelerated efforts to locate their pipes, a first step toward removal.

But other places are moving more slowly.
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Warming world creates hazard for Alpine glaciers
By MICHAEL PHILLIS - Associated Press
Tue,07/05/22-4:12PM , 89 Reads
Italy was enduring a prolonged heat wave before a massive piece of Alpine glacier broke off and killed hikers on Sunday and experts say climate change will make those hot, destabilizing conditions more common.
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Ted Falgout points out the storm's waterline standing on the houseboat on his property that he rode out Hurricane Ida and has been living in while his home undergoes extensive repairs, in Larose, La., Thursday, April 14, 2022. As climate change increases the threat of hurricanes, cities on the Louisiana coast and Mississippi River are hoping President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure package will provide badly needed funding to fortify locks, levees and other flood protections. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Gulf Coast, Mississippi River cities eager for flood funding
By MICHAEL PHILLIS - Associated Press
Mon,04/18/22-9:09AM , 84 Reads
ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted Falgout’s coastal Louisiana home, destroying his furniture and the beloved framed photos of his twin sons kissing him on their first day of school, then again when they graduated high school.
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Angela Stamps holds a sampling of tap water, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Flint, Mich. After Flint's water crisis, 35% of Black adults in the U.S. said they didn't drink tap water, up from 25%. High-profile cases of lead contamination in predominantly Black cities and a history of deception around the problem have led to a distrust of tap water, which can have long-term health and financial consequences. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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US pushes for better tap water but must win over wary public
By MICHAEL PHILLIS - Associated Press
Sun,01/30/22-8:08AM , 153 Reads
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Angela Stamps won’t drink water from her faucet, showers less and no longer takes the baths she once found relaxing. She doesn’t cook with tap water and sometimes skips rinsing her produce.
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