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$3 billion problem: Miami-Dade’s septic tanks are already failing due to sea rise

Photo: A Miami-Dade neighborhood that relies on septic tanks experiences flooding during the 2016 King Tide. A new report commissioned…

6 years ago

EPA’s Own Data Refutes Justification for Clean Water Act Rollback

A swine facility in Eastern North Carolina. Photo: Caitlin Penna for The Intercept While Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew…

6 years ago

Businesses discharging PFAS into Michigan’s waterways

Michigan businesses are discharging high levels of PFAS that move into the state's waterways on a daily basis. An MLive…

6 years ago

Fracking wastewater accumulation found in freshwater mussels’ shells

Photo: The Elliptio complanate freshwater mussel, one of the two species used in the experiment. Credit: Westcott Phillip Elevated concentrations…

6 years ago

Human Medicine Loading River Creatures With Dozens of Drugs

Spiders, such as the one pictured here, are found in riparian environments all over the world. They build their webs…

6 years ago