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New York State Improves Water Quality

EPA grants $5.7 million to strengthen environmental programs

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Towns Regret Selling Public Water Systems Amid Budget Shortfalls

Towns regret selling public water systems amid budget shortfalls, neglected infrastructure
LAKE STATION, Ind. - This hard-luck town just south of Chicago is weighing a decision confronting many small and midsize cities with shrinking populations and chronic budget deficits: whether to sell the public water system to a for-profit corporati...

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EPA Releases Materials for Cyanobacterial Bloom Management in Recreational Waters

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2016 WaterSense Accomplishments Report Available

EPA’s

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EPA, U.S. Army Move to Rescind 2015 "Waters of the U.S."

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Water Utility Response On-The-Go Mobile Application and Website

Install the Response

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DEC Trains Volunteers to Identify Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Finger Lakes

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5 Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in Flint Water Crisis

The director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was charged with involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in office, felonies that could lead to as much as 20 years in prison. Dr.

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Russia Has Cyberweapon that can Disrupt Water Supplies

New report finds the malware, dubbed CrashOverride, is just the second instance of malware specifically tailored to disrupt or destroy industrial control systems.

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DEC Releases New Brochure to Help Residents Detect, Avoid and Report HABs

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today encouraged New Yorkers to learn about Harmful Algal Blooms, or "HABs," as DEC's 2017 HABs notification season starts on May 26, and the weather becomes warmer.

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