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One-Third of Americans’ Drinking Water May Be Deregulated by EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to dismantle the federal clean water rule, which protects waterways that provide drinking water…

9 years ago

How Can We Create a Sustainable Future for South Louisiana, Navigation and Other Industries?

The Mississippi River was leveed in the early 20th century, specifically for the purposes of flood control and navigation. Relative…

9 years ago

Toxic Lake: The Untold Story of Lake Okeechobee

CLEWISTON, Florida – For months during 2016, plumes of toxic algae turned South Florida’s emerald waters the color of coffee…

9 years ago

North Carolina drinking water tainted with chemical byproduct for decades?

The Cape Fear River is the source of drinking water for Wilmington, NC. CBS News Some 60,000 Wilmington, N.C., residents…

9 years ago

Septic systems are a major source of emerging contaminants in drinking water

Credit: Silent Spring Institute A new analysis shows that septic systems in the United States routinely discharge pharmaceuticals, consumer product…

9 years ago