Oregon regulators would gain new powers to enter private rural properties under a bill that aims to make the state government more proactive in preventing groundwater pollution. Senate Bill 1154 would ...

Leaking underground storage tanks remain a leading cause of groundwater pollution even after more than a half-million sites have been cleaned up. Roughly 81 million people live within a quarter-mile ...

GADSDEN, Ala.—The coal ash lagoon at Alabama Power’s Plant Gadsden was supposed to be a model for how to close ash ponds by covering them in place, a process utilities insisted would protect human ...

Legislators have just passed a groundwater protection bill that many nonprofit groups working on groundwater contamination said was too watered down to make a real difference. Gov. Tina Kotek backed ...

The former Gelman Sciences Inc. contamination includes 1,4-dioxane, which can cause cancer and liver and kidney damage.

The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating potential groundwater contamination at three locations in Elkhart. According to WNDU, the sites include ...

A 39-page amendment added to the bill Friday neutralizes the power it would have brought to state agencies to enforce pollution regulations, groups said. FILE- Gov. Tina Kotek on May 3, 2023 at the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita community has reached an important goal in its effort to help the people who live near the 29th and Grove groundwater contamination site. The Kansas Health ...

Hotter summers and a burgeoning state population have made Texas’ water supply more important than ever, but groundwater contaminants remain a critical issue for state water authorities to address.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 23—"What would you do if you discovered a state agency was contributing to contamination of drinking water?" This was one of ...

More than 10 years after environmental groups petitioned for a new rule, the state plans to require the Central Valley Water Board to update its waste regulations for dairies contributing to ...