water infrastructure

Replacing Toxic Lead Pipes Could Drive Job Creation in Illinois, Report Finds

Illinois has nearly 1.5 million lead service lines. A new report estimates replacing the unsafe plumbing has the potential to create 90,000 jobs.

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It

By Keerti Gopal, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin

Flint Completes Required Lead Pipe Replacements

By Carrie Klein

In Majority-Black Camp Hill, a Young Mayor Fights for Water

By Lee Hedgepeth

Customers Sue an Arizona Water District Amid Drought and Surging Demand

By Wyatt Myskow

Hale Freezes Over

By Lee Hedgepeth

First Floods, Now Fires: How Neglect and Fraud Hobbled an Alabama Town

By Lee Hedgepeth

Summer of Record Heat Deals Costly Damage to Texas Water Systems

By Dylan Baddour

Wisconsin Advocates Push to Ensure $700 Million in Water Infrastructure Improvements Go to Those Who Need It Most

By Aydali Campa