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Researchers in emissions, ecology, and environmental engineering testified on the impact of plastic production and usage on the environment. Topics included the United States' reliance on…

Johns Hopkins University environmental health and engineering professor Carsten Prasse discussed efforts to remove “forever chemicals” from drinking water.

Local and state officials and water industry stakeholders testified at a Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water hearing on lead pipe replacement efforts and improvements to…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, a case on the Clean Water Act and what is considered a federal wetland. The Sackett family has land near Priest Lake in Idaho,…

Vice President Harris made remarks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on investments in the nation’s infrastructure, including lead pipes replacement in urban centers, which were being funded by…

Something in the Water was the first-prize high school east division winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Evelyn Shue and Ida Chen, juniors at Richard Montgomery High School and…

Dream of Clean Water was one of the second-prize high school central division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Nathan Kuczmarski, a senior at Saint Ignatius High School in…

Hannah Northey talked about the Biden administration’s effort to replace lead drinking water pipes.

Local water officials and water quality experts testified at a House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee hearing on chemical and other possible pollutants in the nation’s water supply,…

Catherine Flowers, founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, reflected on her efforts to improve water and sanitation conditions in rural areas across America.…

This 1966 documentary traces the 100-mile-long Cuyahoga River from its source to Cleveland, where it empties, polluted, into Lake Erie. It originally aired on WKYC-TV’s “Montage,” an…

A Senate Appropriations subcommittee held a hearing with State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development officials on efforts to combat ocean plastic pollution. Prior to…

The Readiness Subcommittee of the House Armed Services committee held a hearing to get an update on cleanup efforts related to water contamination at U.S. military bases linked to a…

Brian Yablonski, of the Property and Environment Research Center, discussed the Great American Outdoors Act and the federal government’s role in public land management and conservation.

Viewers commented on the Great American Outdoors Act, which was discussed in the Senate this past week. The bill includes permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, as well…

The Cuyahoga River fire of 1969 helped galvanize the clean water and environmental movements, even though it was not the worst fire the polluted river had seen. Historian David Stradling…

Viewers responded to the question, “Do you support state and local bans on plastic?” States such as Oregon, California, New York and Hawaii have enacted laws that ban single-use plastic…

Troubled Water author Seth Siegel discussed the safety of drinking water in the U.S.

PBS Frontline filmmaker Abby Ellis talked about her documentary on Flint, Michigan’s contaminated water supply. She spoke via video link from Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Wilson Center in Washington, DC hosted a morning-long forum on implementation of the U.S. government’s Global Water Strategy, released in November 2017. This portion of the event…