The EPA Would Rather Monitor Water for Abortion Pills than Pollution – Mother Jones

The agency is easing climate rules for power plants while testing water for mifepristone…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/the-epa-would-rather-monitor-water-for-abortion-pills-than-pollution/

 

Rising waters plague septic tanks, threatening pollution and health risks - Washington Post

"A large percentage of the developed land is actually comprised of septic drain fields," one filing argues, saying that such a situation risks "significant, irreparable harms" to public health and that of nearby marshes, beaches and fisheries. That includes the possibility of diseases such as hepatitis A and salmonellosis, which can be transmitted through fecal matter, and degradation of water quality, the filing said… 

"Sea level rise is happening. It will keep happening," said Leslie Lenhardt, a senior managing attorney for the South Carolina Environmental Law Project, which is working on the case. "It's steady, and it's coming for these developments."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/septic-tanks-rising-waters-environment-health/

The US is in a water crisis far worse than most people imagine

Industrial runoff and lax standards have tainted water across the US. Senators and doctors are calling me, asking what to do
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/24/the-us-is-in-a-water-crisis-far-worse-than-most-people-imagine