water quality

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday it has revoked a crucial federal permit for the proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in…

MONTROSE, Pa. (AP) — A plea hearing has been scheduled for next week in the long-running case of a natural gas driller facing felony charges over allegations it polluted the aquifer of a small Pennsylvania community 14…

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Lettuce will be on the menu again this year for Florida manatees as part of an effort to slow the starvation deaths of the beloved marine…

By MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and JASON DEAREN - Associated Press Federal health officials are conducting a new study to determine whether veterans once stationed at a now-shuttered California…

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday it's ready to begin draining 1 gallons (3.79 million liters) of fuel from three pipelines…

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — Some parents of children at Jana Elementary School in suburban St. Louis say they’ll seek medical testing and guidance from doctors about what to…

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri school board decided Tuesday to shut down a grade school that sits near a contaminated creek after a study funded by law firms involved…

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — Radioactive waste in a creek that meanders through part of suburban St. Louis has long been suspected of causing rare cancers and other health…

BY DREW COSTLEY - AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court Thursday against chemical manufacturer Velsicol Chemical, LLC, claiming it violated…

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With public confidence diminished and justices sparring openly over the institution's legitimacy, the Supreme Court on Monday will…