Efforts like the San Fernando Valley cleanup are about more than addressing legacy contamination—they’re about maintaining access to safe, reliable drinking water for millions of people.
The situation is far from over, but the shift in oversight signals a more centralized—and potentially more coordinated—approach to managing the fallout.
The new approach aims to return to what the EPA calls a “back-to-basics” model centered on compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a permit allowing carbon dioxide to be injected and stored underground at the Cardinal Ethanol facility in Randolph County, Indiana.
As Ohio continues to attract large-scale data center investment, regulators, communities, and industry leaders will need to determine how to manage both economic development and the state’s waterways.
The agency highlights nearly $1 billion in funding, expanded testing, and Superfund enforcement, while critics argue the response to “forever chemicals” still falls short of the scale of contamination.