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‘It’s Raining Plastic’: Researchers Find Microscopic Fibers in Colorado Rain Samples

By EcoWatch / May 23, 2019

By Brett Walton When Greg Wetherbee sat in front of the microscope recently, he was looking for fragments of metals or coal, particles that might indicate the source of airborne nitrogen pollution in Rocky Mountain National Park. What caught his eye, though, were the plastics. The U.S. Geological Survey researcher had collected rain samples from […]

Federal Water Tap: EPA Releases Draft PFAS Groundwater Cleanup Guidance

By EcoWatch / April 29, 2019

Fear and Fury in Michigan Town Where Air Force Contaminated Water

By EcoWatch / April 12, 2018

Governors Weigh in on Water, Climate and the Environment: What We Know So Far

By EcoWatch / January 11, 2018

EPA Delays Lead and Copper Rule Again, Promises ‘War on Lead’

By EcoWatch / December 15, 2017

EPA: Houston Superfund Site Leaked Toxic Chemicals After Harvey

By EcoWatch / October 2, 2017

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed that Hurricane Harvey damaged a protective cap at a Superfund site along the San Jacinto River, near Houston, and caused a spike in chemical levels in the water. Water samples from one of 14 monitoring sites at the San Jacinto waste pits indicated levels of dioxin above 70,000 […]