Environment

Clean Water Rule Will Protect Drinking Water For 1 In 3 Americans, If Congress Steps Aside

The Clean Water Rule restores clear protection to 60% of the nation’s...

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Coalition Submits 100,000+ Comments Opposing A Coal Mining Loophole On Public Lands

Hikers make their way through aspens in the Sunset Roadless Area.

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Puerto Rico Developer to Pay $500,000 Penalty to Address Clean Water Act Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday announced that it has reached an agreement with F&R Contractors Corp. and F&R Contractors LLC (F&R) to settle the companies’ alleged violations of requirements to control pollution from...

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United States issues cleanup order to owner of ruptured Refugio Beach oil pipeline

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard issued a joint federal Clean Water Act order to ensure the cleanup of heavy crude oil leaked from a pipeline near Refugio State Beach, Santa Barbara County, Calif. The order requires...

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