In the Media

Using research from the Plumbing Poverty Nature Cities article, USA Today reports on our findings that conditions of unaffordable housing, stagnant wages and a cost-of-living crisis have pushed more households into situations of plumbing poverty.

In conversation with Katie Meehan, Newsweek report on recently published findings by the Plumbing Poverty project, highlighting that water access has worsened in an increasing number and typology of US cities since the 2008 global financial crash, disproportionately affecting households of color in 12 of the 15 largest cities.

A compelling profile of life, land, and water relations on the Navajo Nation and residents’ struggles for secure, piped water, by LA Times journalist Tyrone Beason. Quotes research by the Plumbing Poverty project.

New report shows roughly 3,000 households in the Milwaukee metro area lack running water and a flush toilet. Reported by Talis Shelbourne, published in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Renters and people of color are most likely to live without water or flushing toilets in some of America’s wealthiest cities, new research shows. Reporting led by Nina Lakhani, published in The Guardian alongside our white paper.

An estimated 73% of US households without running water live in metro areas, and nearly half live in the nation’s 50 largest cities, a new study reports. Reported by Brett Wilson, published in Circle of Blue.

A new study finds households without running water in some of the richest cities in the USA. Published in the New Scientist.

‘Plumbing poverty’—a lack of running water, a flush toilet, and an indoor bath or shower—is skewed across racial and socioeconomic lines, new article shows. Published by CityLab.