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Septic Systems Contaminate Drinking Water Wells on Cape Cod
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Pharmaceuticals, flame retardants, and other organic compounds found in small concentrations in household drinking water.
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Hookworm Infections and Sanitation Failures Plague Rural Alabama
New civil rights movement emerges around septic system pollution
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Septic System Pollution Contributes to Disease Outbreaks
More research and funding is needed to help understand the severity
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Great Lakes States Take Halting Steps Toward Water Protections
Governments in the nation’s most water-rich region are responding…
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U.S. Not Prepared for Tar Sands Oil Spills, National Study Finds
Report urges new regulations, research, and technology to respond…
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Ecosystems Are Dying as Long Island Contends With a Nitrogen Bomb
Septic systems and nitrogen pollution are killing the island's…
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In Oakland, Still A City With Thorns, A New Garden Emerges (Part II)
Quality of life and economy thrive with greater care for water,…
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California Closes 33 Injection Wells Used to Dump Oilfield Waste into Aquifers
Hundreds more wells face closure in the next 16 months, while…
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America’s Spreading Septic Threat
Failing septic systems produce disease outbreaks, algae blooms,…
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Lawsuit Asks For Regulations To Address Underwater Oil Pipeline Spills
National Wildlife Federation says federal agency has allowed…
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While South Carolina Floods, U.S. Wrestles With Urban Stormwater
Lawsuit requires EPA to address one of the largest water pollution sources in the country.
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Infographic: U.S. Surface Water Pollution by State
More than half of the country's lakes and rivers are not meeting water quality standards.