Gunpowder River pollution suit reaches $4.1M settlement, aiding cleanup in Joppa

A Harford County housing development that spilled sediment into the Gunpowder River will face a hefty civil penalty as part of a $4.1 million settlement in a lawsuit over the pollution. The release of ...
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Volunteers join forces to tackle Mississippi River pollution

ST. LOUIS – Volunteers are gathering this morning to clean up the St. Louis riverfront along the Mississippi River. The cleanup event, which runs from 8 AM to 1 PM, aims to address the significant ...
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A long-polluted Ozark river appears to finally be bouncing back from disaster

Kai Baucom, a graduate research assistant at Pittsburg State University, lifts a handful of rocks from the bottom of the Spring River and checks for any mussels. The fish and rare mussels hiding in ...
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Spokane River cleanup effort gets funding boost to reduce PFAS pollution

Locally led projects in the Spokane River watershed stand to benefit from Department of Ecology funding to cut toxic pollution and other emerging contaminants.
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Cleanup ongoing after pollutants from York County salvage yard fire found in Susquehanna River

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Wrightsville Borough Municipal Water Authority is not drawing water from the Susquehanna River. Federal, state and local agencies are ...

AP to set up Godavari clean-up task force

Andhra Pradesh forms a special task force to tackle Godavari River pollution ahead of the Godavari Pushkarams, aiming for visible improvements in six months.