Category: Public health
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Report: Contamination in Ringwood could threaten the Wanaque Reservoir
A brief overview of the Ringwood Mines Superfund site as of early 2017. The formerly Ford-owned site in Passaic County, New Jersey is polluted with paint sludge and industrial waste. David Zimmer/NorthJersey.com (Photo: northjersey.com file photo) High levels of a dangerous chemical at the Ringwood Superfund site are a potential threat to the nearby Wanaque…
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APA* Policy Guide on Water
Updated version adopted by Chapter Delegate Assembly, April 2, 2016. Updated version ratified by APA Board of Directors, July 15, 2016. Traditionally, the role of planners with respect to water focused on environmental resources, hazard mitigation and flood control. Water service issues, including water quantity and quality, were left to the water utilities. Today, water…
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Radioactive Waste Still Flooding Columbia River, EPA Says
Columbia River in Hanford Reach National Monument, Washington. (Photo via Department of Energy) Kennewick, Wash. (CN) Groundwater contaminated with radioactive waste from the decommissioned Hanford nuclear facility in Washington state is still “flowing freely” into the Columbia River, a program manager with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said at a meeting of the Hanford Advisory…
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The Annual Beach Report Card 2017 Release
Much-needed winter storms may have relieved California’s historic drought, but all that rain came at some cost – poor beach water quality. Bacterial pollution at some of California’s most popular beaches spiked dramatically in 2016–17, according to Heal the Bay’s 27th annual Beach Report Card, which the nonprofit released today. Heal the Bay analysts assigned…
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PFCs Found To Contaminate Water Supplies For 15 Million People
A new study highlights the scope of drinking water contamination by perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) in the U.S. The study released last week by the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Northeastern University in Boston shows PFCs are found in “drinking water for 15 million Americans in 27 states,” TIME reported. “Of the 47 locations where…
