Water Pollution

Paddling the Wild River in New York’s Backyard

The Delaware is the East’s longest undammed river, a bit of wilderness that runs through heavily populated states. An annual paddle is an opportunity to explore it.

By Elisabeth Vincentelli and Tony Cenicola

Content Type: Service Digestive Tract Food Food Contamination and Poisoning Travel and Vacations Water Pollution

What to Know About Food Poisoning When Traveling

Whether you’re traveling off-the-beaten path or staying at a high-end resort, paying attention to how food is prepared and handled can help keep you safe.

By Perri Klass M.D.

Chemicals Children and Childhood Decisions and Verdicts Diet and Nutrition Earthjustice Environment Environmental Protection Agency Federal-State Relations (US) Food Hazardous and Toxic Substances Insects Intelligence and Intelligence Tests (IQ) Kennedy, Robert F Jr Nerves and Nervous System Pesticides Pollution Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Suits and Litigation (Civil) Vegetables Water Pollution

E.P.A. Again Seeks Limits on a Harmful Pesticide

After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.

By Roni Caryn Rabin

California Carson (Calif) Clean Water Act Decisions and Verdicts Justice Department Los Angeles County (Calif) Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Phillips 66 Refineries Sewers and Sewage Waste Materials and Disposal Water Pollution

Phillips 66 Is Accused of Violating the Clean Water Act

The oil company was indicted on charges of dumping nearly 800,000 gallons of contaminated wastewater into the Los Angeles County sewer system.

By Cade Metz