Feb 7, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
Thanks to a legal agreement negotiated by local advocacy organizations, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) will now safely replace thousands of its lead water lines and take significant new steps toward protecting residents’ drinking water. “The people of...
Feb 7, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
“We all have the right to water, so we want to make sure it’s affordable to customers,” said Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy, executive director at Pittsburgh United. The group believes “this settlement will continue to take [PWSA] in the right direction.” Specifically, the...
Feb 7, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority customers will pay about 14 percent more for water and sewer services under a rate hike approved Thursday morning by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Public utility commissioners unanimously approved the increase, which...
Feb 7, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
Pittsburgh’s water authority will spend $50 million to replace lead service lines, give filters to low-income residents, and take other steps to address the city’s lead crisis under a settlement approved Thursday by state utility regulators. The move comes...
Feb 7, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
Newly indicted over its botched response to lead-poisoning risks, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority reached a $50 million settlement Thursday that includes water-line replacements and filters for low-income residents. The Natural Resources Defense Council has...
Feb 6, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
On Friday, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that his office has filed 161 charges against the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) over elevated lead levels. For years, Pittsburgh community members and environmental coalitions like the Our...
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