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The beluga whale population in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, which connects Anchorage to the North Pacific Ocean, is listed as endangered and has declined by over 75% from about 1,300 whales in the late 1970’s to fewer than 300 today.

Areas of focused groundwater discharge identified by the fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing surveys corresponded closely with areas of elevated electrical conductivity.

The MCLs for PFOA and PFOS apply to all 3,117 community, nontransient noncommunity, bottled, vended, retail, and bulk public water systems.

Leachate is generated from the decomposition of waste and precipitation coming into contact with the landfilled material. The water leaches out chemicals from the waste, including Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its preferred cleanup plan for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund site and is inviting the public to review and comment on the plan.

On Thursday, the EPA publicly launched PFAS Analytic Tool, with updates to data sources and additional datasets slated to be added in the future. 

Tucson Water has spent more than $8 million to address PFAS to date and expects to spend millions more. 

Microbial Insights, Inc. is proud to announce that its president and CEO, Dora Taggart, is the winner of the 2022 National Ground Water Association Technology Award. 

SWIFIA loans allow state infrastructure finance authorities to offer additional low-cost financing to communities and accelerate important water infrastructure projects.

The rule’s clear and supportable definition of waters of the United States will allow for more efficient and effective implementation, EPA says.