Articles Tagged with ''water pollution''

Water Quality

San Diego Wastewater Plant Damaged By Tropical Storm Hilary Needs $8M in Repairs

September 15, 2023

The agency that operates the plant is preparing to undertake $8 million in repairs, in addition to previously planned projects estimated to cost hundreds of millions more.

Water Quality

Small, Disadvantaged Communities Get $2B PFAS Treatment Funding

Funds are available through new, noncompetitive grant program

Pam McFarland

February 14, 2023

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EPA announces grant program to address pervasive pollutants in community drinking water systems.

Water Quality

Elyria, Ohio, to Invest $250M to Halt Illegal Sewage into Black River

Capital improvements are part of consent decree with federal agencies

Jim Parsons

November 14, 2022

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Wastewater treatment system capital improvements are part of federal consent decree with EPA and Justice Dept.

Water Quality

EPA Plans $627M in Projects Addressing Tijuana River Sewage

Another Federal Agency Agrees to Short-Term Fixes in Lawsuit Settlement

James Leggate

April 25, 2022

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Efforts to address water pollution and trash at border between U.S. and Mexico advance.

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.

PFAS Cleanup in Limbo Without a Law

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.

Mary B. Powers

December 12, 2018

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Stats show added risk to groundwater near power plant sites

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.

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.

Pollution Control

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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Articles Tagged with ''water pollution''

San Diego Wastewater Plant Damaged By Tropical Storm Hilary Needs $8M in Repairs

Small, Disadvantaged Communities Get $2B PFAS Treatment Funding

Elyria, Ohio, to Invest $250M to Halt Illegal Sewage into Black River

EPA Plans $627M in Projects Addressing Tijuana River Sewage

Lawmakers Strip PFAS Provisions From Defense Bill

PFAS Cleanup in Limbo Without a Law

New Data Renews Push in Illinois for Coal Ash Curbs

Turkey Point Water Accord May Not End Pollution Worries

Cleanup of Infamously Polluted Brooklyn Canal Hits Snag

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

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