Utilities and industry grappled with multiple demands, from 'forever chemical' remediation to funding shortfalls, at American Water Works Association annual meetingheld June 22-24
US Environmental Protection Agency wants to maintain legally enforceable limits on the most-studied types of "forever" chemicals known as PFAS but would roll back standards established for four other types, including GenX.
The innovative engineer made a global impact, guiding the design of more than 100 biological nutrient removal facilities worldwide, including projects on five continents.
EPA's proposed rule would limit scope of water quality challenges under federal law by states and tribes, reverting to pre-Biden era language to expedite approvals of key infrastructure projects—but with environmental risks, opponents say.
Officials will meet next month to approve changes in existing plan to reduce pollution in the largest US estuary, with a 64,000-sq-mile watershed in Delaware,
Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC.