The 76-year-old water plant that serves Annapolis, Maryland, is teetering on the edge of failure, putting Annapolitans at risk of losing potable tap water and threatening to hinder fire service, officials warned the city council June 17, the Annapolis Capital reported. (See item 35)
According to the Arizona Daily Sun, 300 firefighters are battling a 5,000-acre wild-lands fire burning northeast of Schultz Pass in Arizona. No structures had been lost as of June 20, but containment was at 0 percent. (See item 66)