"Rampant corporate control of our water systems and federal disinvestment in aging infrastructure are driving up bills, forcing households to pick up the tab."

Household water bills are increasing faster than inflation and income, according to a new analysis.The environmental advocacy nonprofit Food and Water Watch analyzed water bill data among the nation’s 500 largest community water providers. Those systems serve a collective 155 million people — nearly half the nation’s population.

A water rate analysis by the consumer advocacy group Food and Water Watch estimates that water bills in the U.S. have risen 62% between 2015 and 2025.

For-profit water corporations, federal cuts and climate crisis are ‘supercharging water rate hikes’, study co-author says

We need to push the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor microplastics in our drinking water. Here’s how you can m

In April, EPA Chief Lee Zeldin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a news conference declaring their dedication to studying m

"From food to water to energy, our country faces an affordability crisis exacerbated by corporate monopolies."

A new analysis from Food & Water Watch reveals that Florida’s water systems are at risk of flood-related disruptions

At risk in the imminent spending battle are billions of dollars essential to keeping our water safe and clean, funding everything from replacing toxic lead pipes to upgrading treatment technology to r...

A North Carolina plastics factory has discharged a likely carcinogen into waterways for years, with environmental groups now suing to stop pollution that has entered the drinking water of 900,000 peop...

Geologists race to collect perishable data as Kentucky residents ‘scared to death’ over floods amid Trump cuts

Trump is sending a wrecking ball into the funding and protections we need for clean, affordable water. The WATER Act provides the solution.

FY ‘26 Budget Request Cuts State Revolving Funds for Water Infrastructure by 89 Percent; Seeks to Eliminate Main Source of Federal Support for Safe Water

The USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country — all as hunger continues to climb.