Water Contamination

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Connecticut $18 million to fight dangerous chemicals in drinking water.

Northrop Grumman and the state of New York have put the final touches on a $104 million deal to clean up the Bethpage plume, Long Island’s largest groundwater contamination site.

The Town of East Hampton is in a legal fight with a sand mine to block it from drilling deeper into the ground. A New York state Supreme Court approved a…

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York says the EPA isn’t doing enough to clean up PFAS chemical contamination on Long Island. Firefighting foam used…

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York announced new legislation this week that would limit the levels of the toxic chemical PFAS in water…

A Connecticut task force on the toxic chemical PFAS has some recommendations, including water testing and discharge limits.They recommend environmental…

A new proposal to remove harmful chemicals from some Suffolk County drinking water supplies could take six years and $75 million.The Suffolk County Water…

The Navy will test private drinking water wells around the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut, for possible chemical contamination. The tests are…

Health officials on Long Island will test private wells in East Hampton for drinking water contaminants.Officials say the tests are “out of an abundance…

Nassau County wants more help from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to clean up drinking water contaminated with 1,4-dioxane.Lawmakers are concerned about…