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Researchers say: "Daphnia is a tiny crustacean the size of a grain of rice and are often-overlooked. Yet they are super abundant and can revolutionize the way we assess and mitigate chemical pollution sustainably."

Shell Pipeline Company has agreed to pay a $670,000 civil penalty. Of the total payment to DEP, $479,464 will go into the commonwealth’s Clean Water Fund and $211,875 will go into the Encroachments Fund.  

The beach at Leddy Park in Burlington, Vermont, is open to the public again after a styrene spill forced officials to close the area for cleanup three weeks ago. 

North Carolina Stop GenX in our Water President Beth Markesino says the announcement that no PFAS compounds currently being detected in treated water is “an immense victory for New Hanover residents.”

Final design of the improvements is scheduled for summer 2024 with construction anticipated for completion by spring 2028.

Here’s a breakdown of what scientists, consultants and other environmental remediation specialists discussed at the first day of RemTEC & EC Summit.

Governor signs PFAS-Free Beauty and California Safer Clothes and Textiles acts.

Pilot-scale tests confirm the effectiveness of treatments for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, speakers say. But questions about prioritization, cost performance and comparisons linger.

Investigating a region in southwest Pennsylvania with hydrocarbon extraction dating back to the early 1800s, small but statistically significant groundwater contamination hotspots were detected by researchers. 

N3B investigates legacy sites from LANL’s Manhattan Project and Cold War operations and addresses environmental impacts resulting from these operations.