As funding for the popular Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program runs out, Tiana Starks with We the People of Detroit discusses the impact on the people of Detroit where up to 10% of homes lack complete access to water.

Three Members of Congress introduced the Water Access Act to prevent a looming water assistance crisis as a funding assistance program runs dry.

"We can solve this problem," said Yasmin Zaerpoor, who directs water equity work with the research and action institute PolicyLink. "Federal programs already exist to help low-income households pay energy and phone bills when they’re struggling, but...

The Fifth National Climate Assessment warns of climate impacts for people and the environment in the Mississippi River basin. WECR steering committee member Rebecca Malpass with The Water Collaborative comments on the extremes of "weather whiplash."

The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released November 14, 2023 summarizes the latest scientific consensus on climate science in the United States. The report finds safe, reliable water supplies in the United States are threatened by drought, flooding, and sea level rise. Climate change is degrading water quality for people and ecosystems, and threatening public health. While many...