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.

Stats show added risk to groundwater near power plant sites

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