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The Fifth Ward Elementary School and residential neighborhoods sit near the Denka Performance Elastomer Plant, back, in Reserve, La., Sept. 23, 2022. In what could prove a significant move for communities facing air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Thursday, April 6, 2023, that chemical plants nationwide measure certain hazardous compounds that cross beyond their property lines and reduce them when they are too high. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

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EPA proposal takes on health risks near US chemical plants
By MICHAEL PHILLIS - Associated Press
Thu,04/06/23-12:43PM , 288 Reads
In what could prove a significant move for communities facing air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Thursday that chemical plants nationwide measure certain hazardous compounds that cros
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A lead water service line from 1927 lays on the ground on a residential street after being removed on June 17, 2021, in Denver. Some 9.2 million lead pipes carry water into homes across the U.S., with more in Florida than any other state, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency survey that will dictate how billions of dollars to find and replace those pipes are spent. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson, File)

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In a first, EPA survey puts a number on lead pipes around US
By MICHAEL PHILLIS - Associated Press
Tue,04/04/23-2:10PM , 160 Reads
Some 9.2 million lead pipes carry water into homes across the U.S., with more in Florida than any other state, according to a new Environmental Protection Agency survey that will dictate how billions of dollars to find and replace those pipes are spent.
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Workmen prepare to replace older water pipes with a new copper one in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. Lead pipes have caused harm for decades. In recent years, residents in Newark and Benton Harbor, Mich., were forced to use bottled water for basic needs like cooking and drinking, after tests revealed elevated levels of lead. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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Some cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
By MICHAEL PHILLIS - Associated Press
Fri,08/26/22-7:02AM , 207 Reads
ST. LOUIS (AP) — In many cities, no one knows where the lead pipes lie underground. That's important because lead pipes contaminate drinking water. After the lead crisis in Flint, officials in Michigan accelerated efforts to locate their pipes, a first step toward removal.

But other places are moving more slowly.
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Warming world creates hazard for Alpine glaciers
By MICHAEL PHILLIS - Associated Press
Tue,07/05/22-4:12PM , 300 Reads
Italy was enduring a prolonged heat wave before a massive piece of Alpine glacier broke off and killed hikers on Sunday and experts say climate change will make those hot, destabilizing conditions more common.
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