'The dead zone': Drinking water in these major cities may soon become toxic ⋆ David Limbaugh's Website

New Orleans declares emergency over saltwater intrusion in drinking water https://t.co/CUgwNaAsQE @BillWeirCNN @AliVelshi @11thHour @POTUS @VP @EPAMichaelRegan @USACEHQ ……. #ClimateCrisis
— Russel L. Honore' (@ltgrusselhonore) September 24, 2023

"Communities that have been historically underfunded or underserved are disproportionately being impacted. That, coupled with climate change and extreme weather events and flooding are increasingly impacting water systems," @drspmarquez tells @johnyangtv. https://t.co/fhpwbIGmk5
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) February 6, 2023

About half of US water ‘too polluted’ for swimming, fishing or drinking, report finds

“More than 700,000 miles of waterways, accounting for about 51 percent of assessed river and stream miles, remain impaired with pollution. That’s in addition to another 55 percent of lake acres and 26 percent of estuary miles.”

Trump’s Cabinet Picks were Chosen to Destroy What They Were Put in Charge Of

Some good news:

President Biden unveils plan to replace every lead pipe in the U.S. https://t.co/cJDoAbrSuv
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 18, 2021

Construction has finally begun in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to replace the lead-tainted service lines that have been poisoning the predominantly Black community's water supply for years. https://t.co/OPmYNq3dX8
— ABC News (@ABC) November 14, 2021

That’s it for the good news

This city will rely on bottled water for weeks because of high lead levels

State tells city residents not to drink tap water after three years of dangerous lead contamination

America’s water infrastructure is breaking down — and some communities are being hit harder than others pic.twitter.com/Z37z5FwUAW
— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) June 29, 2021

Two million Americans live without reliable drinking water and sanitation. Ending that crisis in places like McDowell County, West Virginia, is a complex task. From @HRappleye @adielkaplan. Watch @stephgosk on @NBCNightlyNews for more on the story tonight. https://t.co/lTcRWN4dsu
— NBC Investigations (@NBCInvestigates) June 17, 2021

Texas officials warn residents of some communities near Houston to stop using tap water because it may be tainted with a brain-eating microbe. https://t.co/DmV8ILqKhW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 26, 2020

The Brazosport Water Authority is issuing a Do Not Use Advisory for all water in the following cities: Lake Jackson, Freeport, Angleton, Brazoria, Richwood, Oyster Creek, Clute, Rosenburg, Dow Chemical, TDCJ Clemens and TDCJ Wayne Scott. pic.twitter.com/PWp95dXdrE
— Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (@TCEQ) September 26, 2020

The deadliest water in the world is 20 miles south of Chicago https://t.co/Wxptg3yQTU pic.twitter.com/cTJeKEijad
— Kyle Hill (@Sci_Phile) September 5, 2020

Michigan to Pay $600 Million to Victims of Flint Water Crisis

It’s been over six years since the water supply for the city of Flint, Michigan was first contaminated with high levels of lead. Michigan will pay $600 million into a qualified settlement fund to aid those injured by lead-tainted water. [w/ @FlintBeat] https://t.co/yWFrmINVTl
— FRONTLINE (@frontlinepbs) August 23, 2020

E.P.A. Is Letting Cities Dump More Raw Sewage Into Rivers for Years to Come

"Forever chemicals" found in drinking water at 34 additional locations: survey https://t.co/1oOvCYqywY pic.twitter.com/AFU3dqvgYf
— The Hill (@thehill) January 23, 2020