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Federal Water Tap, December 13: Jet Fuel Leak Contaminates Water on Oahu Naval Base

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The department plans to complete assessments at the remaining sites by September 30, 2023. 15 Million : Criminal fine that Summit Midstream Partners LLC will pay after being found guilty of violating the Clean Water Act for spilling 29 million gallons of oilfield wastewater. Waters of the United States.

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ESA Policy News: February 6, 2023

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The subcommittee funds the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Forest Service. The $425 million amount would represent a $57 million increase over FY 2023 levels. The United Arab Emirates is set to host the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference of Parties 28 (COP 28) in November 2023.

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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing

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In an April 2023 DEP determination of whether natural gas drilling contaminated a Washington County family’s water well, DEP said the “widespread presence of PFAS” forever chemicals in fresh water may have led to “inadvertently” using contaminated water to frack a shale gas well. Impoundments have since been removed.)

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Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children?

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On November 16, 2011, at 6:12 p.m., In the United States, excess nutrients build up in waterways from Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico, precipitating algae outbreaks that kill fish, close public drinking water utilities, and pollute water. It was a career shift. It comes at a time when the U.S. A Standard Under Scrutiny.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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Climate: The Environmental Protection Agency does not list a timetable to act on a new carbon dioxide rule for existing power plants. By October, Interior says it will complete its revocation of a controversial late Trump-era rule weakening protections for migratory birds. The court determined that the U.S.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

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This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. The House bill ( H.R. 33926 (June 28, 2021).]]

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

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This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. 14560 (Mar. 17, 2021).]] 116-92 , § 7351, 133 Stat. § 2607(a)(7)).]]

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