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![A man looks at his bottles of water for everyday household use with the appropriate level of annoyed scorn](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/02/2021_0203-flint-400x300.jpg)
Will Flint Water Trial Spark More Court Battles for Environmental Justice?
Organizers in Flint hope the charges work as a catalyst for more accountability for polluters and corrupt officials.
![Michigan Gov. Charged With "Willful Neglect" in Flint Water Scandal](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/SEG2-Tlaib-Flint-1-400x300.jpg)
Michigan Ex-Governor Charged With “Willful Neglect” in Flint Water Scandal
Rep. Rashida Tlaib discusses how the scandal has been linked to widespread lead poisoning and at least 12 deaths.
![A child drinks water from a fountain](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1221-drinking-fountain-400x300.jpg)
Arsenic Contamination in US Public Water Is More Likely in Latinx Communities
Tighter federal regulations helped decrease arsenic levels, but certain regions and groups remain more at risk.
![Fountains spray water in a manmade pond](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/11/2020_1113-las-vegas-400x300.jpg)
Why Las Vegas Is at the Heart of Western States’ Water Conundrums
A city in the middle of the desert with less rainfall than any other in the nation was bound to have a water problem.
![Scientists are still grappling with the complex puzzle of how these toxic chemicals are moving through the environment.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-109719058-400x300.jpg)
More Traces of Cancer-Causing PFAS in Arctic Raise Alarm Over Global Spread
Scientists are still grappling with the complex puzzle of how these toxic chemicals are moving through the environment.
![A first responder for Livingston County Michigan draws blood from a child to screen for lead on January 26, 2016, at Eisenhower Elementary School in Flint, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/2020_1015-lead-poisoning-400x300.jpg)
23 Million US Homes Remain Lead-Contaminated Years After Flint Made Headlines
Data from Fannie Mae shows that the U.S. government is complicit in placing low-income people in lead-tainted homes.
![Volunteer Antonio Jose da Silva, 50, collects water from a river beside alligators to combat a wildfire as he and other volunteers try to protect a wooden bridge in Mato Grosso state, Brazil, on September 14, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0919water-400x300.jpg)
Upgrading Building Codes Can Curb Drinking Water Contamination Due to Wildfires
We need to upgrade our infrastructure to prevent the worst of wildfire-caused pollution of drinking water and homes.
![The corporate capture of water as a commodity and material for oil and gas drilling is receiving community pushback.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/GettyImages-1133404533-400x300.jpg)
Rural Oregon Communities Are Fighting to Keep Out Big Water Bottling Companies
The corporate capture of water as a commodity and material for oil and gas drilling is receiving community pushback.
![A Philly suburb wants to sell its water as a "path to financial stability," offering a glimpse of a post-COVID society.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/GettyImages-1202399595-400x300.jpg)
COVID-Related Fiscal Issues Could Become New Excuse to Privatize Drinking Water
A Philly suburb wants to sell its water as a “path to financial stability,” offering a glimpse of a post-COVID society.
![The Merrimack River runs through Lawrence, Massachusetts, on November 15, 2018. In early April, millions of gallons of raw sewage overflowed into the river, which supplies drinking water to a half million people.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/05/2020_0507-river-sewage-400x300.jpg)
Spills From Outdated Sewers Pose Coronavirus Risk to Drinking Water
The Trump administration has not ramped up testing at water treatment plants.