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A California judge has ordered five oil companies to clean up sites contaminated with gasoline additive MTBE.

The EPA Administrator recently announced the agency will provide $4 million to clean up contamination from leaking underground storage tanks (USTs) around the nation.

Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Cabinet have approved the purchase of 302 acres within the Ichetucknee Trace, which feeds into the world renowed Ichetucknee Springs.

EPA Administrator Christie Whitman recently declared that EPA and President Bush are committed to protecting Lake Tahoe from pollution.

Under new regulations announced recently, municipal wastewater treatment plant operators in Michigan must renew their state certifications every three years.

EPA region 3 recently awarded grants to Pennslyvania and Maryland to support their Clean Water State Revolving Fund programs.

The U.S. EPA recently provided Ohio EPA with a draft report outlining its review of Ohio's permitting and enforcement programs for clean air, clean water, solid waste, hazardous waste and environmental enforcement in general.

The EPA is going to provide financial assistance to provide training for residents in communities impacted by brownfields.

EPA region 4 recently proposed designating the Florida Keys a "no-discharge" zone for wastewater.

After 20 years spent cleaning up old mines, chemical plants, landfills, rivers and other areas across the country contaminated by toxic waste, the EPA still has a lot more work to do, according to a new study, Superfund's Future: What Will It Cost?