Groups sue EPA, want tougher ship discharge rules
Environmentalists sued the federal government Monday over new rules that critics say do too little to prevent cargo ships from dumping invasive species into the nation's waterways.
Group Set to Sue Over Clean Water Act
The Center for Biological Diversity said it was prepared to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to use the Clean Water Act to respond to the threat of ocean acidification as the oceans absorb an estimated 22 million tons of carbon dioxide from the 80 million tons emitted each day by human activities.
States sue EPA over water releases from ships
Nine states sued the Bush administration Thursday over what New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says is an illegal administrative ruling that could hurt fisheries and contaminate drinking water.
EPA orders preparatory work to be undertaken prior to Hudson River dredging
In order to ensure that contingencies are in place to protect drinking water supplies during Hudson River dredging, the US EPA has issued orders to the town of Halfmoon, New York and the Water Commissioners of the town of Waterford to gain access needed to construct a water line that will carry drinking water from Troy to Halfmoon and to the town of Waterford, New York.
Newtown Creek Could Get Superfund Status
Brooklyn's Newtown Creek, polluted by a major underground oil spill, could become a Superfund site if newly planned tests by the federal Environmental Protection Agency find it to be sufficiently dangerous.
State, local waters plagued by potentially harmful bacteria
At the edges of two small ponds in a Greece subdivision are two pairs of small signs nailed to posts. "WARNING," two of the signs read. "Avoid contact with water. Do not allow pets to drink from pond." "NO FISHING," state the other signs.
The dredge report
EPA eyes additions to Long Island’s no-discharge zones
Cold Spring Harbor, Oyster Bay and Hempstead Harbor are poised to join the list of Long Island's federal no-discharge zones where boaters cannot pump even treated sewage overboard.
EPA warns residents about PCBs
If you live along the Hudson between Fort Edward and the Troy Dam, you'll be receiving a letter warning about the level of PCBs in the flood plains soil. PCBs are the chemicals General Electric dumped into the Hudson until the 1970s. We've known about that and the plan to clean up the water. Now the Environmental Protection Agency is worried about these soil levels.
CONGRESS RESTORES 35-YEAR EXEMPTION FOR RECREATIONAL BOATS
In a remarkable display of bipartisan support for recreational boating, both the House and Senate today passed S. 2766, "The Clean Boating Act of 2008"