In 1985, some of the first large-scale perchlorate contamination was identified in wells near California Superfund sites (areas the EPA considers highly contaminated and a priority for cleanup), ...

The agency said it conducted a review and concluded that the 2020 decision to not issue a drinking water rule for perchlorate — an ingredient of rocket fuel and fireworks tied to brain damage in ...

In the wake of an influential report issued earlier this year, federal agencies are planning new actions and policies to address perchlorate pollution, government officials said recently. The ...

A federal judge has awarded Pomona $30 million to close the book on the city’s protracted legal battle over contaminated drinking water, officials announced. For years, the city has fought to hold SQM ...

Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants. The ...

A sign posted outside a water well indicates perchlorate contamination at the site in Rialto, Calif. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, File) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — An appeals court in Sacramento on Thursday upheld ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there's no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country. EPA reached the ...

April 1 (UPI) --The Biden administration has announced it is upholding a Trump-era decision to not regulate the drinking water levels of perchlorate, a chemical linked to infant and fetus ...

FILE - In this March 28, 2005, photo, a sign posted outside a water well indicates perchlorate contamination at the site in Rialto, Calif. Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental ...