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The Inflation Reduction Act, which invests $369 billion in projects that reduce climate change, also spells out specific authority for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

“We are leading the way; our program here in Cincinnati has been deemed a model for the country,” said Greater Cincinnati Water Works Director Cathy Bailey. “I have the opportunity now to share that information with others so that we know generations to come will have lead-free environments that they live in.”

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to know what people think of a plan to deal with dirty groundwater in Milford. An aquifer is contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and was placed on the Superfund national priorities list 10 years ago.

Testing wastewater is an easy and relatively cheap way to detect disease in a community. Even though scientists were unable to effectively use it as an…

The U.S. EPA Water Research Lab in Cincinnati is partnering with the Metropolitan Sewer District to look for the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)…

Kroger is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to set industry standards that would eliminate food waste.The head of the EPA met with company…

The Trump Administration is touting a new report that shows a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions nationwide. But Ohio environmental advocates say the...

Hamilton County commissioners are opposed to a change in river quality standards.The board said so in a resolution as the Ohio River Sanitation Commission…

Local attorney Robert Bilott, whose story has made national headlines, took on a high-profile case against the DuPont chemical company. He filed a federal…

Key discoveries made by Cincinnati EPA scientists are helping solve lead contaminated water issues across the country and better predict when harmful…