Oklahoma Ignored Records Revealing 600 Illegally Operating Injection Wells — ProPublica

Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state's injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking water pollution, the state chose not to act...

https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-injection-wells-oil-regulators-database 

 

SHOCK MOMENT: Zeldin Zings Schiff: 'I Understand That You Were An Aspiring fiction writer — I see why

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG7HXheftqE

SpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas, TCEQ, EPA found

Elon Musk's SpaceX violated environmental regulations in releasing pollutants into or nearby bodies of water in Texas, a state environmental agency said in a notice last week…

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/12/spacex-repeatedly-polluted-waters-in-texas-tceq-epa-found.html

EPA to push ban of toxic chemical found in US drinking water

Agency had strong limits on TCE use until the Trump administration reversed them; now the agency wants to ban it…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/04/biden-epa-tce-chemical-ban-water-pollution

House Approps Republicans Pollute Annual Spending Bills with Attacks on Climate, Clean Energy, Water

"House Republicans continue using the same tired playbook: They're hijacking must-pass bills with harmful poison pill riders that neither the public nor Congress support but benefit their polluter donors," …

https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/house-approps-republicans-pollute-annual-spending-bills-with-attacks-on-climate-clean-energy-water

‘Forever chemicals’ pollute water from Alaska to Florida

Tom Kennedy learned about the long-term contamination of his family's drinking water about two months after he was told that his breast cancer had metastasized to his brain and was terminal...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/22/forever-chemicals-pollute-water-dozens-of-sites-in-every-us-state

EPA sued over coal plant wastewater rollback | TheHill

...In August, the EPA finalized a rule loosening requirements for treating discharges of toxic pollution from power plants that were set by the Obama administration. It also delayed the implementation of the requirements and exempted some plants. Groups suing the agency argued that the rule is bad for water quality...

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/524074-epa-sued-over-coal-plant-wastewater-rollback

Trump weakens Obama-era rules on toxic wastewater from coal plants

The Trump administration is loosening rules for toxic water pollution from coal-fired power plants. Coal plants generate wastewater when they rinse the filters they use to catch pollutants from smokestacks. That wastewater is discharged into rivers and lakes and often ends up in drinking water. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/31/trump-toxic-water-pollution-wastewater

Trump administration will not regulate rocket fuel chemical in drinking water

EPA claims federal government, states and public water systems have already taken steps to reduce perchlorate levels
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/18/epa-water-perchlorate-trump-rocket-fuel

Trump rejects need for climate action at G-20: US has 'cleanest' water and air 'we've ever had' - The Hill

President Trump broke with the Group of 20 (G-20) nations on the need for climate change action on Saturday, saying the United States has the "cleanest water we have ever had."
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/451021-trump-rejects-need-for-climate-action-at-g-20-us-has-the-cleanest

Fact-checking Mike Pence on CNN's State of the Union - CNN Politics

In an interview Sunday with CNN's Jake Tapper, Vice President Mike Pence made a few incorrect statements over US air and water quality, job growth, and the President's claims about going to the FBI should a foreign government offer dirt on a political opponent.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/23/politics/mike-pence-jake-tapper-fact-check/index.html

Study finds contaminated drinking water in 43 states - CBS News

An environmental non-profit and university researchers found PFAS chemical exposure in the water in 43 states....
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drinking-water-may-contain-pfas-chemicals-in-43-states-according-to-new-study-by-environmental-working-group/

Study estimates 15,000 cancer cases could stem from chemicals in California tap water - CNN

A new study finds that chemicals in tap water like arsenic, hexavalent chromium, and uranium are hidden cancer threats in our faucets.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/30/health/water-quality-cancer-risk-california-study/index.html

Dirtiest week for water in EPA history - The Hill

Rolling back water protections could mean more pollution, larger floods and less habitat for wildlife...
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/440566-dirtiest-week-for-water-in-epa-history

Trump would take clean water enforcement back to the bad old days - The Hill

This nation tried voluntary compliance and a patchwork of state laws prior to the 1970s. It failed miserably...
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/433023-trump-would-take-clean-water-enforcement-back-to-the-bad-old-days

50M gallons of contaminated wastewater dumped daily by mining sites -The Hill: AP

U.S. mining companies are responsible for 50 million gallons of toxic wastewater flowing untreated every day into streams and ponds around the country, according to a new analysis. ....
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/430782-ap-50m-gallons-of-contaminated-wastewater-dumped-by-mining-sites

Trump administration condemned over delaying action on toxic drinking water

EPA to spend at least another year considering whether to restrict toxic chemicals found in drinking water...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/14/epa-toxic-chemicals-pfos-pfoa-delay

EPA’s chemical decision worries Republicans - POLITICO

The chemicals PFOA and PFOS are linked to dangerous health effects and have been found in millions of Americans' drinking water. ....
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/epa-chemical-decision-republicans-1129824

'The Death And Life Of The Great Lakes': Precious Resources In Peril (David Folkenflik, On Point)

Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior. We’ll explore the allure of the Great Lakes – and the perils facing them.
Interview:
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/11/09/death-and-life-great-lakes-dan-egan

EPA Plans to Roll Back Water Protections Despite Climate Change Warnings - The Intercept

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release a rule repealing water protections for many streams across the U.S. ....
https://theintercept.com/2018/11/27/epa-water-protection-climate-change/