The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries and other facilities. The final rule will...
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High-Profile Speakers Headline WEFTEC 2015 Events
High-profile national and international speakers will headline some of the most highly anticipated events of WEFTEC 2015, which will take place Sept....
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Massachusetts Plan to Reduce Nitrogen Levels Receives EPA Approval
The EPA has formally approved an updated plan from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that creates a robust framework for Cape Cod communities...
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Water-Quality Canaries: Using Mussels to Detect Contaminants
In an era of increasingly sophisticated technology, two treatment plants on the Mississippi River are experimenting with what might be the original...
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Mining Wastewater Plume Spreads to New Mexico Waters
A plume of contaminated mining wastewater has reached northern New Mexico waters, causing utilities in Aztec and Farmington to shut down river...
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Students Honored for Arsenic Research
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that eight middle school children from Whiteface, Texas, won the President’s Environmental Youth Award for their...
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News Briefs: AWWA Seeks EPA Action on Cyanotoxin Guidance
The American Water Works Association has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to designate its Recommendations for Public Water Systems to Manage...
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EPA Approves California List of Impaired Waterways
More than 40,000 miles of California’s rivers and streams are currently threatened by pollution, according to a list of impaired waterways submitted by...
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News Briefs: How Much Marijuana is in Wastewater?
In Washington state, researchers hope to glean a little information about pot use by studying wastewater in two separate cities. The pilot...
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EPA Names 2015 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners
Osprey Biotechnics has been named a 2015 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winner for its outstanding achievement in the design,...
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News Briefs: Vinyl Chloride Pollution Plagues City Groundwater
The EPA is investigating a well-known vinyl chloride contamination problem in Kokomo, Indiana. For more than two decades, officials have been aware...
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EPA Report Reviews Effects of Fracking on Drinking Water Resources
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft assessment on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing activities on drinking water resources in the United States....
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EPA Awards $1.6 Billion to Upgrade Sacramento Wastewater Treatment Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld announced a record $1.6 billion in Clean Water Act State Revolving Funds — the...
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News Briefs: Texas Flooding Causes Wastewater Overflows
Heavy spring rains in Texas have caused a number of wastewater overflows across the state. The City of Austin reported 10 overflows,...












