Water management
Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Dallas Morning News. June 25, 2021. Editorial: ERCOT shouldn’t be exempt from laws of open government The Electric...

FILE - In this June 13, 2020, file photo, Silver Dollar City employee takes the temperature of guests before they are allowed to enter the park on just west of Branson, Mo. As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, Missouri is becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the country: It is seeing an alarming rise in cases because of a combination of the fast-spreading delta variant and stubborn resistance among many people to getting vaccinated. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)
COVID variant first gained foothold in rural Missouri

By Heather Hollingsworth Jun. 24, 2021 05:32 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:06 PM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 18, 2021. Editorial: Florida election supervisors must keep asking hard questions ...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

By The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Des Moines Register. June 17, 2021. Editorial: Please stop watering established grass in central Iowa. Your lawn will be fine ...

A dead fish is seen floating in the water as palm trees are reflected Thursday, June 17, 2021 in the intracoastal waters between Clearwater and Dunedin, Fla. Pinellas County had small boats retrieving dead fish in Dunedin and around Clearwater Harbor Thursday. The fish kill is attributed to the recent Red Tide bloom. (Chris Urso /Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Amid red tide outbreak, Florida beckons visitors to beaches

By Bobby Caina Calvan Jun. 17, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 12:16 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 15 The Guardian on U.S. President Joe Biden,...

Boston Public Library to reopen next month

May. 27, 2021 09:21 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Public Library is scheduled to reopen next month after being closed to the public for more than a year because of the coronavirus...

FILE - In this May 6, 2015, file photo, professional spa remover Juan Alexander empties a spa for permanent removal at a residence in which the owner considered it "a waste of water," in Garden Grove, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, May 10, 2021, declared a drought emergency for most of California, extending a previous order that affected two counties to 41 counties throughout much of the state. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
California expands drought emergency to large swath of state

By Don Thompson May. 10, 2021 05:49 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Scranton Times-Tribune. May 3, 2021. Editorial: Pass Yaw bill to help farms get greener Pennsylvania has fallen far...

In this photo provided by U.S. Embassy Seoul, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, right, pose for photograph at the Foreign Minister's residence in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (U.S. Embassy Seoul via AP)
After China, US envoy Kerry in S. Korea for climate talks

By Kim Tong-Hyung Apr. 17, 2021 11:22 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the University of Nevada, Reno, a research crew poses next to a manhole in Sparks, Nev., in December 2020, where they took samples for a study comparing wastewater concentrations of the virus that causes COVID-19 and trends in coronavirus cases in the community. Scientists say data sampled from sewers and wastewater treatment plants in the Reno-Sparks area last year showed a correlation to the number of positive tests for coronavirus that would follow in about seven days. (Laura Haak/University of Nevada, Reno via AP)
Study: Sewer samples signal pending rise or fall in COVID-19

Apr. 06, 2021 12:13 AM EDT

Richmond and Henrico County expanding vaccine eligibility

Mar. 31, 2021 02:27 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts have scheduled the first round of Phase 1c eligible individuals for vaccine events. ...

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers addresses the members of the Senate during the last day of the Legislature at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Kentucky lawmakers pass bill to fund full-day kindergarten

By Bruce Schreiner Mar. 30, 2021 10:20 AM EDT

Additional priority group eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Mar. 22, 2021 12:13 PM EDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Tens of thousands of additional people in South Dakota are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. The state...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
New London Day. March 18, 2021. Editorial: Legislative approval of deal looks like a good bet The deal announced...

Parts of Virginia will soon expand to next vaccination phase

Mar. 16, 2021 04:17 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some areas of Virginia will soon transition to Phase 1c of the state's vaccine distribution plan and start giving shots to other essential...

COVID-19 variant found in only 1 Missouri wastewater system

Mar. 10, 2021 12:23 PM EST
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Weeks after the faster-spreading U.K. variant of the coronavirus was found in 15 Missouri wastewater systems, new testing has found it only...

Wastewater testing finds UK variant 'widespread' in Missouri

By Jim Salter Feb. 22, 2021 10:33 AM EST
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The number of new Missouri coronavirus cases continued to decline on Monday, but state officials cite one cause for concern: Wastewater...

Ambulances line up outside of St. David's South Austin Medical Center in preparation to transport patients in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Hospitals across the South grappled with water shortages Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 as the region carried on with recovery efforts in the wake of a devastating winter storm, and the weather offered a balmy respite — temperatures as high as the mid-60s. (Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman via AP, file)
Hospitals confront water shortages in winter storm aftermath

By Juan Lozano, Jonathan Mattise And Adrian Sainz Feb. 21, 2021 11:37 AM EST

Louisiana confirms 2 more deaths tied to winter weather

Feb. 20, 2021 02:17 PM EST
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities on Saturday confirmed two more fatalities tied to severe winter conditions, bringing the total deaths in the...