Under new regulations announced recently, municipal wastewater treatment plant operators in Michigan must renew their state certifications every three years.
The U.S. EPA recently provided Ohio EPA with a draft report outlining its review of Ohio's permitting and enforcement programs for clean air, clean water, solid waste, hazardous waste and environmental enforcement in general.
After 20 years spent cleaning up old mines, chemical plants, landfills, rivers and other areas across the country contaminated by toxic waste, the EPA still has a lot more work to do, according to a new study, Superfund's Future: What Will It Cost?
As part of an effort to clean up the San Gabriel Valley, Calif.'s ground water supply, theEPA is installing a system of pipes connecting seven wells to a soon-to-be completed treatment plant at Whittier Narrows.
In Southern California, Southland water officials have developed an action plan to prevent further pollution of the region's water supplies by the chemical MTBE.