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Long Beach Shuts Down Its Coastal Waters After Sewage Spill

01. November 2026 um 02:14
A wastewater pipe burst and dumped nearly 30,000 gallons of raw sewage, forcing the coastal California city to close its open swimming sites.

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Beaches in the city of Long Beach, Calif., had to be closed after a pipe burst and dumped nearly 30,000 gallons of raw sewage.

Why Cancer Is a Major Issue in Iowa’s Heated Race for Governor

30. Oktober 2026 um 13:47
High cancer rates have exposed a fault line in Iowa politics between public health and the interests of the powerful agriculture industry.

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Environmental advocates at a forum on cancer in Iowa City earlier this month.

A Marijuana Giant That Won Over Trump Has Found Enemies Closer to Home

02. August 2026 um 10:00
Concerns about polluted water and excessive runoff — and the pervasive smell of cannabis — in a small Florida town have made the company, Trulieve, the target of local criticism and state investigations.

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Water flows from Trulieve’s storm water retention pond onto James and Felicia Lamb’s property neighboring the Trulieve cultivation facility in Waukeenah, Fla.

The California Lake Billed as the ‘Saudi Arabia of Lithium’

Residents of Imperial County, Calif., are in dire need of an economic boost. Experts say the answer lies beneath the Salton Sea, where a lithium trove sits.

Potomac River in D.C. Is Safe, Officials Say. But Locals Still Worry About the Poop.

06. März 2026 um 10:02
A broken pipe sent a gusher of sewage into the river near Washington. Some people may try to row, sail or fish. But skeptics are steering clear.

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The collapse of a major sewer line sent 243 million gallons of raw human waste flowing into the Potomac. Here, a pipe reroutes wastewater.

Richard Ottinger, 97, Dies; Fought for the Environment in Congress

16. Februar 2026 um 17:17
A New York Democrat, he spent 16 years in the House over two stretches, beginning in 1965, championing the health of the Hudson River and opposing the Vietnam War.

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Richard Ottinger in 1970. He served six years in the House of Representatives beginning in 1965 and another 10 years starting in 1975.

New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos

11. Februar 2026 um 20:05
State environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab.

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The Los Alamos National Laboratory is the linchpin of a current federal effort to upgrade the nation’s nuclear arsenal.

Millions of Gallons of Raw Sewage Spills Into the Potomac River

24. Januar 2026 um 19:27
About 40 million gallons of untreated sewage a day has spilled into the river since a pipeline ruptured in Montgomery County, Md., on Monday, according to a utility company.

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Raw sewage flowing into the Potomac River in Maryland on Friday after a break in a major sewer line earlier in the week.

A Trump Veto Leaves Republicans in Colorado Parched and Bewildered

The first veto of the president’s second term killed legislation that would have brought clean water to some of the most conservative parts of the state. Residents wonder why.

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Ed Brown can’t consume water that comes out of the tap at his house because it is contaminated with unsafe levels of radium and uranium. He fills jugs of drinking water at Rocky Ford Food Market in Rocky Ford, Colo.
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