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More PFAS news on New York’s Plastic Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, and how septic systems might be responsible ...

Last month's federal staffing cuts and hiring freezes threatened the sea lamprey control program. Now, it has permission to ...

The tribes already had concerns about the process, but news that the Army Corps will likely fast-track the federal permit for ...

Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money. This ...

Lake Victoria is the largest of Africa’s Great Lakes, the second largest in the world after Lake Superior. George Bullerjahn, ...

Michigan will retain more water quality protections than many states but could still be impacted by pollution from other ...

Two Minnesota nature enthusiasts have spent years chasing the state’s most elusive wildflowers. Their journey is now captured ...

More energy news with solar projects moving ahead in Illinois and Michigan, as Cleveland airport takes aim at emissions.

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