Soil contamination

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
New London Day. March 18, 2021. Editorial: Legislative approval of deal looks like a good bet The deal announced...

FILE - In this April 24, 2015, file photo, pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. As New Mexico's oil and gas industry struggles with lower prices and slowing production brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, some members of Congress and state officials are urging the U.S. Interior Department to allow operators to temporarily plugs wells until prices stabilize. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

New Mexico delegates, officials press for plugging oil wells

Jun. 13, 2020 11:50 AM EDT

Downtown Reno plans get $600K EPA grant to tackle pollutants

By Scott Sonner May. 11, 2020 01:49 PM EDT
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Reno city officials plan to use a new $600,000 federal grant to take initial steps toward cleaning up contaminants along a 150-year-old...

Cleanup of contaminated Illinois site delayed due to virus

Apr. 18, 2020 09:21 AM EDT
DEPUE, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says work is expected to begin later this year to clean up contaminated soil on residential yards...