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A small oil company polluted Midland’s water reserve. The cleanup has dragged on for years.

Cleaning up oilfield pollution in arid West Texas is costly and complicated. The bankruptcy process allows companies to move ...
WTVF

Five decades after Clean Water Act, half of US waters too polluted to swim or fish

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Voted into law a half-century ago, the Clean Water Act of 1972 is still far from achieving its ambitious goals. The landmark law aimed to make U.S. waters safe for swimming and ...

Pollution that turned water in historic harbour orange is 'legacy of mining past'

MINE water pollution is causing concern as 'sludge' is flowing into Whitehaven harbour, according to the campaign group, Radiation Free Lakeland.
CNN

Highly microplastic-polluted US coastal waters linked to serious health risks, study finds

Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Greener newsletter. Our limited newsletter series guides you on how to minimize your personal role in the climate crisis — and reduce ...
WTVD

Firefighting foam polluted water with PFAS. Decades later, Pentagon changes course

Air Force firefighters are transitioning to a new PFAS-free foam to combat fuel fires, eliminating what had been a key source of chemical contamination in water systems near military installations.
New York Post

Proposal to OK swimming in notoriously polluted Harlem River won’t stop 2B gallons of sewage from being dumped there: activists

Bronx activists are fuming that a proposal aimed at opening up the notoriously polluted Harlem River to swimming won’t do anything to keep raw sewage from being dumped there. The state Department of ...