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EPA Plans $627M in Projects Addressing Tijuana River Sewage

Another Federal Agency Agrees to Short-Term Fixes in Lawsuit Settlement
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James Leggate
April 25, 2022
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Efforts to address water pollution and trash at border between U.S. and Mexico advance. 


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Lawmakers Strip PFAS Provisions From Defense Bill

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Pam Hunter McFarland
December 11, 2019
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A defense bill released by a congressional conference committee Dec. 9 dropped provisions that would have restricted discharges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—a class of chemical compounds known as PFAS—from manufacturers into water supplies and designated PFAS as “hazardous substances” under the federal Superfund law.


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PFAS Cleanup in Limbo Without a Law

Pam mcfarland
Pam Hunter McFarland
September 25, 2019
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As the number of communities in the U.S. discovering high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water supplies continues to grow, industry and local officials are waiting on legislative and regulatory leadership to set limits and standards for this pollutant class.
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New Data Renews Push in Illinois for Coal Ash Curbs

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Mary B. Powers
December 12, 2018
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Stats show added risk to groundwater near power plant sites


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Turkey Point Water Accord May Not End Pollution Worries

Thomas F. Armistead
April 18, 2018
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An agreement between Florida Power & Light Co. and the Miami-Dade County Commission to work together to address hypersaline groundwater pollution from FPL’s Turkey Point nuclear plant may be too little, too late to resolve pollution concerns.


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Cleanup of Infamously Polluted Brooklyn Canal Hits Snag

August 16, 2017
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A second bulkhead collapsed at the Brooklyn, N.Y., Gowanus Canal in late July, two months after the first bulkhead crumbled in May.


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Fla. Governor Is Set to OK $1.5-B Everglades Reservoir

Thomas F. Armistead
May 4, 2017
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The reservoir will provide up to 360,000 acre-ft of storage for excess water from Lake Okeechobee.
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Professor "Risked Everything" To Bring Flint Crisis to Light

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Pam Radtke Russell
January 19, 2017
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After testing water samples from Flint, Mich., this Virginia Tech professor focused national attention on the dangerous levels of lead in the water and in children’s blood.
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Lack of Wastewater Treatment Puts Black Eye on Rio Olympics

Challenges in Brazil—including connections to sewer lines—has made progress difficult
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Pam Hunter McFarland
Augusto Diniz
August 17, 2016
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The 2016 Summer Olympics boating and swimming events have put an international spotlight on a long-running problem in Rio de Janeiro—untreated sewage and trash are clogging up bays and waterways.


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Canal Leaks Threaten Miami Water

Polluted groundwater lens has migrated four miles from FPL's Turkey Point nuclear power plant and is still moving
Thomas F. Armistead
March 9, 2016
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Officials and researchers are closing in on the causes of hypersaline pollution of the main source of potable water in Miami-Dade County, Fla.
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