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“This is not 1970, where we can have the concept that because of economic reasons, we can have acceptable levels of materials like this in our drinking water.”
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Meanwhile, environmental groups like the Chesapeake Bay Foundation say the move is an “assault” on clean water.
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A new report titled "Great Lakes Revival" tells the story of how Buffalo and other rust-belt cities reclaimed their waters.
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The Environmental Working Group wants a standardized monitoring system across the U.S. to better inform the public about harmful algal blooms.
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Several bodies of water in central New York have reported harmful algal blooms in recent weeks. With temperatures heating up after a wet spring, conditions are ripe for the blooms.
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The Department of Environmental Conservation reports "record-breaking" fishing continues on those bodies of water, with the potential to catch huge fish from a wide variety of species.
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Earlier this week, the state said it will set the nation's lowest allowable level for industrial chemicals that have contaminated some communities' drinking water.
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Environmental group asks appeals court to order Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection to set health standard
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is also represented on the Delaware River Basin Commission, was invited to the event but was unable to attend
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New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says the eight companies knew for decades that PFOA and PFOS used as a main component of firefighting foam would contaminate the environment.