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A couple's lawsuit leads to drastic reduction in EPA's unexpected million-dollar cleanup bill

Carolyn and James Newhouse recently resolved a lawsuit they filed after the federal government started billing them for inspecting and plugging oil wells and cleaning up leaking ones on their land along Route 219 in Cattaraugus County.

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A couple's lawsuit leads to drastic reduction in EPA's unexpected million-dollar cleanup bill

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Opinión: Reducir los tóxicos en los suelos de las huertas comunitarias

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Visiting health care professionals take “environmental justice tour” of Pittsburgh

Doctors, nurses and hospital staff from across the country learned about the city’s ongoing problems with pollution.

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Stay safe this summer: Ditch sunscreens with “troublesome” oxybenzone, experts say

Fewer US sunscreens contain oxybenzone, an ingredient with health and safety concerns