Big Stone Gap, Virginia, is about as far as you can go in EPA’s mid-Atlantic Region. But it was worth every mile of...
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Keeping Waterways Clean By Offering a Second Chance
Paul Johnson’s life was starting to spin out of control.The Philadelphia resident had been arrested for a DUI, and his future didn’t...
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Federal Funds Aimed at Protecting the Potomac Watershed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded two grants totaling $2.7 million to the Water Environment and Reuse Foundation of Alexandria, Virginia, for water research...
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Florida Declares Algae Emergency
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of local emergency in St. Lucie and Martin counties because of a large blue-green...
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Colorful Messages Raise Awareness of Stormwater Pollution
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission unveiled a series of six colorful murals placed at storm drains in the Mission Bay neighborhood. Local artist...
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NYC Combined Sewer Overflow Tank Receives Federal Approval
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized an agreement with the city of New York that secures the design of the larger of two...
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New York Receives $187M for Water Infrastructure Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allotted $187,379,000 to the State of New York to help finance improvements to water projects that...
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News Briefs: Toxic Sediment Threatens Cleveland’s Drinking Water
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a large mass of toxic sediment lying on the floor of Lake Erie about 9 miles offshore...
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New Jersey Receives $70M for Water Infrastructure Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency allotted $70,413,000 to the State of New Jersey to help finance improvements to water projects that are...
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Congressman Aims to 'Save the Bay' By Reducing Runoff
“Never forget that you live at the mouth of the largest freshwater estuary in the world. And never forget the great responsibility...
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News Briefs: Baltimore Testing Screens on Storm Drains
Crews in Baltimore, Maryland, are installing 414 inlet screens on storm drains in five neighborhoods throughout the city as part of a...
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Custom-Made Device Keeps Florida Canals Clean
Floating debris and trash in the City of Tallahassee’s (Florida) urban stormwater conveyance system is the main maintenance challenge for the Stormwater Management...
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Final Storm Sewer General Permits Issued for Massachusetts Municipalities
The EPA issued 260 final general permits updating requirements for small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4) located in Massachusetts. The new permits will...
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Public, Private Sectors Pledge Billions During White House Water Summit
On World Water Day, March 22, the White House hosted the Water Summit to shine a spotlight on creative, cross-cutting solutions to solve today's...

















