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EPA Agrees to Issue Standards for Protecting U.S. Waters From Ship Pollution, Invasive Species

WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency agreed today to finalize nationwide standards that will protect U.S. waterways from harmful vessel discharges. Under the agreement, the agency must release final regulations on ballast water discharges by Sept. 24, 2024. “I’m glad the EPA will take action after years of delay, and I hope the agency finally cracks down on […]

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3 Durham Parks Above EPA Threshold For Lead Contamination

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Soil collection for several Durham parks has been completed. This comes after elevated lead contamination was found in some of these parks back in June. The soil was collected from Walltown, East End, East Durham, Lyon and Northgate Parks. On Thursday, the City of Durham received the following preliminary information from […]