PFAS contamination has been found in groundwater and surface water - including a stretch of the Winooski River - near the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington.
Drinking water fountains and taps at public and private schools in Indiana will be required to be tested for lead contamination by 2023 under a new state law.
Researchers from Oregon State University have come up with a new, and potentially ground-breaking, way to clean up groundwater contaminated with toxic substances, according to a recent study.
With the humans inside amid a nationwide lockdown, the canals in Venice, Italy have had time to settle. On social media, people shared photos of the uncharacteristically clear water, filled with fish.
In Newark, a city of over 282,000 where about half the population is black, one-third Latino, and over one-quarter live in poverty, lead contamination has been on people's minds for far too long.
The U.S. and Ohio environmental protection agencies need to stop resisting their clear responsibility regarding Lake Erie: Enforce the Clean Water Act.
A generation after General Electric pulled out of Pittsfield, the company and federal regulators have finalized a deal to clean up the river contamination GE left behind and city officials see progress filling the hole GE's departure left in the economy.
The agency said the spread of the virus globally prompted its decision. It had already pulled back from China, but this move will also affect India, a major generics manufacturer.
Tarago community members called out in outrage after Transport for NSW admitted they had "dropped the ball" by failing to notify residents about local lead contamination discovered five years ago.
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions recently finished constructing a large underground, water-permeable wall made of recycled iron filings that neutralize Cold War-era chemical solvents found in the aquifer beneath the Savannah River Site.
Adding to its $1.4 billion already spent on cleaning up former mining sites near Butte, Montana, Atlantic Richfield Company agreed Tuesday to pay another $28 million for mining cleanup costs in Anaconda, Montana.
Linda Anaya alleges New Mexico and the state of Roswell were negligent in their responsibilities by failing to give proper notification to her and her late husband about pollutants that she contends contributed to his death and to the health problems that he experienced prior to his passing.
Systems-thinker John Harte gives a roadmap on how we can use the same interconnectedness that is spurring catastrophe to instead promote health and sustainability.
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing environmental destruction and the deterioration of social and cultural systems into sharp focus. But we can learn from this.
Big-picture thinker Nate Hagens on the opportunities and constraints we face confronting coronavirus. His advice: Find your better self and play a role.
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