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Lawsuit Claims EPA Has Failed to Enforce Chesapeake Bay Pollution Caps

The Environmental Protection Agency has failed to ensure that Pennsylvania and New York are doing enough to reduce pollution that flows from farms and cities into the Chesapeake Bay, according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday. The federal suit was …

Grant Will Help Virginia Test Schools for Lead in Water

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced it was awarding Virginia over $700,000 in grant funding to assist with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools and child care facilities. The $737,000 will go to the Department of …

Water Distribution Continues as Lead Problem Assessed in Newark

Newark’s large-scale bottled water distribution is continuing as officials try to understand the failure of two filters intended to eliminate lead from water. The Environmental Protection Agency, which earlier called for the water distribution, said Friday that researchers are meeting …

Maine Bill Aims to Ban Certain Food Packaging Chemicals

The Maine Legislature has passed a bill aimed at prohibiting the sale of food packaging with certain potentially toxic chemicals. The Senate on Tuesday sent the bill to Governor Janet Mills, who has pushed to explore contamination risks from per- …