The federal Environmental Protection Agency says West Virginia isn t accurately keeping track of how many of the state s streams are polluted, and has added an additional 346 streams - totaling around 1,600 miles - to its impaired list. Measuring water quality is required by the federal Clean Water Act to help determine how safe waterways are for aquatic life, swimming, recreation and consumption. In a recent webinar, John Wirts, a retired biologist with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection s Watershed Assessment Program, said the classification opens doors to resources for cleanup. .
New York environmental groups want Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill making it easier to know where lead pipes are located. The Lead Pipe Right to Know Act would require information about the location of lead pipes be made accessible online for New Yorkers to easily access. .
Conservation groups are concerned about a mining exploration project proposed near the headwaters of the Boise River. The Idaho Copper Corporation is seeking approval from the U.S. Forest Service to look for copper and molybdenum, used in steel alloys, about 50 miles north of Boise. .
The Bozeman-based group Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and its members have filed a complaint in District Court to stop the operation of a new wastewater treatment plant in Montana, just a few miles from Yellowstone National Park. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality approved the Deep Well Ranch Regional Wastewater System earlier this year. Through a large sewer line it approved last year, the facility will handle the plumbing waste from two large sites for KOA, the world s largest private campground franchise, near the park. .
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