Funding goes toward advanced water purification infrastructure. Officials from the Department of the Interior recently celebrated a $20 million investment into the construction of the El Paso Water…
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Environmental Protection Agency Establishes Civil Rights Office
They will tackle environmental inequity. Administrator Michael Regan of the Environmental Protection Agency has announced the creation of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights. The new…
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President Issues Emergency Declaration for Mississippi
After record rainfall, a broken treatment plant tainted Jackson’s tap water. President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for the state of Mississippi this week, ordering federal assistance…
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EPA and USDA Address Rural Wastewater Management
A pilot initiative to begin in 11 rural communities. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week the launch of the…
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Navy Releases Red Hill Fuel Leak Investigation
Naval leaders respond to the report showing multiple errors. Last week, the U.S. Navy released their investigation report into the fuel leak at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel…
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Lowers acceptable PFAS levels in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new advisories that lower the acceptable ingestible levels of systemic pollutants in drinking water. These…
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President Promotes Great Lakes Restoration
$1 billion in infrastructure funding to support clean-up. On Thursday, President Joe Biden traveled to Cleveland and Lorain, Ohio, to promote the plan to fund clean-up efforts along…
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National Guard Assists with Water Crisis in Mississippi
Decades of similar crises begs for infrastructure overhaul. The National Guard was recently deployed to aid the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, passing out water to the capital…
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Air Force Cleans Up After Water Contamination
Bottled water will be distributed in AZ communities until April. Military firefighting tactics are having negative repercussions as a high level of the toxic chemicals used in firefighting…
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EPA Overhauls Lead and Copper Pipe Rules
Water utilities will be required to test for lead at schools and childcare facilities. Six years after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, the Environmental Protection Agency is…
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