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05/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

EPA: Soil in the upper American Fork Canyon contain high levels of arsenic, lead, mercury, and other harmful metals

The American Fork Canyon in Utah is drawing in more people who enjoy its great beauty. But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is concerned about the abandoned mines that dot the upper canyon. In a report from The Salt Lake Tribune, the soils around those sites have been contaminated with heavy metals like arsenic, […]

03/14/2018 / By Robert Jonathan

Feds looking into allegations about GenX chemical contamination have issued subpoenas to DuPont, Chemours

The U.S. Attorney for North Carolina’s Eastern District has launched an investigation into alleged GenX contamination at the Fayetteville Works. The feds have served subpoenas to DuPont and its Chemours spinoff. They are also seeking information from the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Chemours indicated in its 2017 annual report released in February that it is cooperating […]

08/07/2017 / By JD Heyes

Trump EPA chief says agency “failed” miserably to “protect the environment” after major damage cause by Gold King Mine disaster

In yet another sign that President Donald J. Trump picked just the right person for the right job at the right time, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt criticized the department for “failing” big time to “protect the environment” following the disastrous Gold King Mine debacle in August 2015. Commemorating the two-year anniversary of the […]

10/11/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Carcinogen in tap water poisoning more than 200 million Americans

Erin Brockovich brought chromium-6 to fame when she railed against a power company that had been polluting the water in Hinkley, California. Ms. Brockovich put water pollution under the spotlight 25 years ago, and yet, in spite of all that she accomplished, chromium-6 is still being found in water supplies nationwide. Almost three decades have […]

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