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Who Pays? PFAS Lawsuits, Legislation Raise Question of Pollution Liability
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Wastewater utilities, whose facilities are a conduit for chemical pollution, object to Democratic proposals in Congress that could hold them liable for the cost of PFAS removal.
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EPA Watchdog Flags Unregulated Pollutants in Treated Sewage Sludge
An undermanned EPA is potentially failing to protect human health and the environment from hundreds of pollutants in treated sewage sludge
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EPA Announces National Wastewater Nutrient Pollution Census
Agency will study nitrogen and phosphorus removal at wastewater…
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America’s Spreading Septic Threat
Failing septic systems produce disease outbreaks, algae blooms,…
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Infographic: Lake Titicaca Contends With Water Pollution and Climate Change
Receding glaciers, growing cities, and expanding agriculture threaten the highest navigable lake in the world.
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Report: U.S. Water Systems, Deteriorated and Slow to Change, Need New Strategy – And Money
More of the same is not working in changed conditions of the 21st century.
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The Stream, December 12: Improving Agricultural Infrastructure
Upgrades to the world's agricultural export infrastructure, such…
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Hurricane Sandy Has an Ohio Wastewater Utility Operating Above Capacity
The megastorm's effects reach far, far inland.
Hurricane Sandy--after…
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The Stream, March 16: Emissions On The Rise
Climate Change
Fossil fuels will supply 85 percent of the world's…
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Pollution, Dry Weather Choke the World’s Major Lakes
Urban waste and falling water levels signaled a rough start to…
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The Stream, December 1: Australia’s Coal-seam Gas Development
Australia's fast-growing coal-seam gas industry is a "relatively…