December 8, 2025 | 5:05 AM
tag | water
July 10, 2024 | 12:50 PM
Scams, big bills and bargains: Why Pa.’s public water officials won’t stop talking
Facing the rising prospect of privatization, the remaining public water officials in Philadelphia’s suburbs take pride in holding out and keeping water bills low.
August 11, 2023 | 10:00 AM
How a recent court ruling could put the brakes on water and sewer privatization in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court found a state commission should not have approved the sale of a municipal sewer system to a private company.
July 10, 2023 | 9:16 AM
Pennsylvania launches a second round of water assistance
August 5, 2022 | 5:12 AM
Critics call water quality bill moving through Pennsylvania legislature a back door to privatization
The bill requires some public water systems to create an asset management plan, a mandate that municipal leaders and environmental groups called a solution in search of a problem.
July 25, 2022 | 5:21 AM
State College Borough Water Authority votes to end fluoridation
The board members in favor of stopping fluoridation cited concerns about the quality of the fluoride added to the water, health concerns and ‘forcing’ community members to drink fluoridated water.
June 29, 2022 | 5:33 AM
Pa. waited more than 2 years to test wells after finding nearby contamination. Now this neighborhood wants answers.
Affected homeowners in Benner Township, Centre County, want to know when and how PFAS chemicals got into their water. State officials defend the delay, pointing to “sound scientific practices.”
