The bill would fund projects to rid schools of lead pipes and improve drinking water access in underserved communities.
Water
This looming environmental catastrophe has prompted mandatory evacuation orders and a declaration of emergency.
Since last month’s winter storm, Jackson’s 160,000 residents have been experiencing water outages and boil notices.
The demand for oxygen in Mexico has grown by 700 percent over the past month, and desperate people are being exploited.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib discusses how the scandal has been linked to widespread lead poisoning and at least 12 deaths.
Rivers are the cornerstones of healthy, strong communities.
Tighter federal regulations helped decrease arsenic levels, but certain regions and groups remain more at risk.
Bacteria and harmful metals have accumulated in the unused water in building pipes during the pandemic lockdown.
A disastrous legacy of exploitative drilling and mining has destroyed the Navajo Nation’s precious water resources.
The lack of water access comes as nearly 1,500 people in Michigan have died from COVID-19.