By John-Henry Perera, chron.com April 27, 2026 A substantially populated coastal Texas city finds itself in a curious predicament: It’s thirsty. Corpus Christi is dealing with the fallout of a drought that has lasted for the better part of seven years, putting local reservoirs at dangerously low levels and forcing many in the area to adapt. Just before… >> Read More
By Ashley D’Souza and Lucie McCormick, APnews.com April 22, 2026 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — When Ann McDonald went kayaking several weeks after a 2024 rainstorm, she thought the water in the Alewife Brook just outside Boston was safe. Even though sewage discharges into the brook during heavy storms, public health officials recommended waiting just 48… >> Read More
By Anna Gitter, elpasomatters.org April 21, 2026 Across Texas, communities are facing water challenges that feel sudden and unexpected, but in reality, they are years in the making. In Corpus Christi, prolonged drought and limited diversification of water supply sources has the community facing a potential future without enough water. In Pflugerville, infrastructure failures tied… >> Read More
By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune April 21, 2026 As Corpus Christi prepares for a water emergency that could come by September, the city council on Tuesday weighed a proposal to require residents, businesses and industry to reduce water use by 25%. City council members will vote next Tuesday on the water curtailment proposal for… >> Read More
By Gary Fields, apnews.com April 20, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a complaint Monday in federal court against the city of Washington, D.C., and its water and sewer authority, seeking financial penalties for their role in a leak that led to millions of gallons of raw sewage spilling into the Potomac River. The complaint… >> Read More