E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Water Pollution Rule for Coal Plants

The Biden-era regulation requires coal plants to release fewer toxic metals, including arsenic and mercury, into nearby ...

Nearly one-fifth of Americans are consuming water with high levels of nitrates

The Trump administration gutted the division that would continue a review process started under the Biden administration.
CNN

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

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Los Angeles Times

Water pollution is fueling ocean acidification. Environmentalists urge California to act

Welcome to today’s edition of Boiling Point. I’m Ian James, a reporter on The Times climate and environment team, filling in for my colleague Sammy Roth. As the burning of fossil fuels and other human ...

King’s speech: much‑needed water industry reforms do not go far enough

The government promises joined‑up and long‑term regional planning for water. But some pressing challenges appear to receive ...
Santa Clara University

The Responsibility of Corporations to Mitigate Water Pollution

Claire Carlson ’23 was a 2022-23 Environmental Ethics Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Improper dumping and waste disposal from corporations impacts the ...

NI Water responsible for 11% of water pollution incidents in five years

480 incidents between 2020 and 2024 attributable to agency, figures show ...