Newsday

EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits ...

Map shows “forever chemicals” in drinking water as EPA plans major change

The move has sparked an outcry among experts. "This is a terrible situation," Northeastern University's Phil Brown told Newsweek.

Paul Smith’s College AWI Reaches New Milestones in Water Protection and Environmental Stewardship

Paul Smith’s College today announced an expanded momentum and impact of its Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI), celebrating ...
Nature

MOE Key Laboratory of Water Security and Water Environment Protection in Plateau Intersection, NWNU

MOE Key Laboratory of Water Security and Water Environment Protection in Plateau Intersection, NWNU has the following research output in the current window (1 February 2025 - 31 January 2026) of the ...
The Conversation

Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage and ...

EPA funding to enhance water safety at Michigan beaches

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that Michigan would be receiving $260,000 ...
Rome Sentinel

3 Upstate NY locations rank among the state's worst for drinking water quality

When the Nixon administration established the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, one of its key measures was creating safety standards for community drinking water.