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Justice Department files complaint against Washington and its sewage authority for massive spill

April 20, 2026

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

$3.6 Billion Worth LPGA Sponsor Drops Prize Money Bombshell During Live Broadcast as Players React

April 18, 2026

By Vishnupriya Agrawal, essentiallysports.com April 18, 2026 Four years ago, the $3.6 billion sponsor Walter Wang wrote a $3 million check that changed how LPGA sponsors thought about prize money. On Saturday, with cameras rolling on Golf Channel, he made clear he was not done yet with the JM Eagle LA Championship. “Our purse, you said earlier,… >> Read More

Texas town declares disaster as water crisis worsens. Here’s what to know

April 10, 2026

By Dina Arévalo, South Texas Reporter – mysanantonio.com April 10, 2026 Three weeks after officials in Three Rivers announced that the rural Coastal Bend community was perilously close to losing its access to water due to the actions of its neighbors downstream in Corpus Christi, the mayor has now issued a disaster declaration over the worsening water crisis…. >> Read More

Water supply outlook continues to worsen across Oregon

April 8, 2026

By Steve Pierce, KOIN Channel 6 April 8, 2026 PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) released the latest Oregon water supply outlook as of April 1st, revealing the significance of the worsening snowfall and snow water equivalent (SWE) deficits across Oregon. Their recent report states, “As of April… >> Read More

Catastrophic sewage spill followed years of delay on repairs, Post review finds

April 2, 2026

By Aaron C. Davis, The Washington Post April 2, 2026 The D.C.-area utility responsible for a massive sewer line that failed catastrophically in January had planned to reinforce the aging section years ago but repeatedly delayedconstruction as federal officials studied potential environmental impacts, including risks to a blue wildflower and an endangered bat species, a Washington Post… >> Read More

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