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...
Feb 4, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority would hike rates nearly 14 percent for average residential customers under a recommendation from an administrative law judge. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is expected to vote on the recommendation during its...
Feb 1, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has filed 161 criminal charges against the Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority (PWSA) for violating the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act multiple times, according to a Friday press release. The third-degree...
Nov 1, 2018 | Our Water Campaign
Aqua America Inc., a Bryn Mawr, Pa. headquarted water utility company, has announced it will buy Peoples Gas and its subsidiaries in a $4.3 billion all-cash deal. According to a press release, the resulting company will serve one million water utility customer...
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