City Leaders Gathering in D.C. for U.S. Conference of Mayors 2016 Winter Meeting
This year’s meeting counts economic development and drought among its priorities.
EPA Accused of Inaction as Michigan Water Crisis Loomed
Critics say federal authorities should have taken action sooner in the Flint water crisis.
This Utah Ski Town Drives Record Citizen Engagement With Its Water Portal
Park City’s solution is catching on, even in cities not wrestling with drought-driven water conservation challenges.
San José’s Innovation Agenda Will Hinge on the Internet of Things
Starfish, a new smart city network, will be demonstrated in the heart of Silicon Valley.
How Not to Craft a Lead Poisoning Water Advisory
Some Flint, Michigan residents were upset by a jokey state poster telling them their water is fit for washing.
Making Data on the Colorado River Basin’s Troubling Depletion More Accessible
Residents in Arizona, Nevada and Southern California should be paying the most attention to the Interior Department’s new, interactive drought tool.
Mississippi River Winter Floods to Test Government Response, Army Corps Defenses
Levees are being checked for sand boils as water levels rise. And in Louisiana, there’s no word yet whether the Bonnet Carré and Morganza spillways will be opened.
Water Utilities Embrace Customer Engagement
Behavioral psychology can promote conservation in a drought.
Miami’s Grim Water-Logged Future; New Mexico City Faces Push to Dissolve
Also: Denver spends comparatively little to ease homelessness and Maine town tries to tackle heroin abuse.
Municipal Websites Prep Residents for El Niño Impacts
Coastal California communities have prepared for the worst. And they’ve been preparing their digital portals, too.
Philadelphia Moves to Prepare for a ‘Warmer and Wetter’ Future
The city issues a new report on climate change, as 21 mayors from around the world sign a pledge in Paris, committing money to resiliency efforts.
Colorado Rolls Out Major Draft Water Plan; Yellowstone Plans to Kill 1,000 Buffalo
Also: Chicago shutters three charter schools, and Phoenix is not the worst of the nation’s ‘urban heat islands’
California Microclimates Pose Complex Drought Challenges in Some Communities
But a new tool can calculate localized risk on a smaller scale.
Help for California Towns With Dry Wells; Making America More Dementia Friendly Now
Also: Hoping to end the gerrymander in Ohio and working to turnaround the criminal justice disaster in Maryland
Severe Flooding Continues in South Carolina as Waters Rush Toward Coast
Officials are having trouble convincing some residents to evacuate in advance of coming floodwaters that may not recede for 12 days, Gov. Nikki Haley says.
A Plan to Ship Water From Alaska to California; In Montana, No Sodium Pentathol, No Executions
Also: Colorado forms an Indian mascot commission and Miami-Dade inching into the open-data era.
Smoking Ban Repeal Vote in Wyoming; Unpaid Water Bills Protest in Detroit Enclave
Leaders in this Oregon county really don’t want marijuana.
Baltimore Sewers a Big Budgetary Drain; Meth, Children and Despair in North Dakota
Also: Humiliating the best and brightest teachers in Tampa and still funding the SolarBees ‘boondoggle’ in North Carolina.
As Feds Feel Heat Over Colorado Toxic Mine Mess, Tourist Towns Seek Superfund Solution
Local official: “We’re thinking big here; we’re not thinking small, because this is a problem that America has, period.”
Scrambling for High Ground in FEMA Flood Map Disputes
A complex cartographic process that affects flood insurance rates has stirred pushback in places like New York City and New Orleans.
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