Water Quality

Revised Chesapeake Bay agreement nears approval with Pennsylvania on board

Trump's EPA raises water quality standard in Delaware River in a surprise move

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Pfizer, J&J sued by New Jersey over decades-old pharmaceutical plant pollution

Half of U.S. beaches, including some at the Jersey Shore, had contaminated water last year, report says

Atlantic City Contaminated Beach

West Philly residents no longer need to boil their water, PWD says

Philly Boil Water Advisory

Some West Philly residents should boil water as PWD continues to recover from equipment failure

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Philadelphia Water Department looking for adoptable dog to help combat urban pollution

Philadelphia Water Department dogs

Bayfront beaches in Surf City, Seaside Park close due to high bacteria levels

Ocean County swim advisory

Latest water tests at Wildwood beaches find fecal bacterial levels back within safe range for swimmers

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Fast tests can help keep beachgoers out of the water when it’s unsafe, and let them back in sooner once the coast is clear

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All Jersey Shore beaches clear of feces-related bacteria headed into Memorial Day weekend

Jersey Shore water quality

WATCH: Philadelphia Water Department opens 'Water Bar' outside City Hall

PWD Water Bar

Here's how you can earn $600 by drinking Philly tap water

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Rethink plastic for your reusable water bottle — study finds them to be bacteria-ridden

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4 million gallons of wastewater leaks into Schuylkill River

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Local slaughterhouses violating Clean Water Act, environmental report says

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Children's Health

The lead poisoning problem in America

Rowan University to continue lead testing in water

More lead found in Rowan University's water, officials work to remedy

Rowan University tells students 'Do Not Drink' water from campus faucets

City councilwomen to introduce bills on lead exposure

Lawsuit alleges Philadelphia knew of and concealed lead contamination in drinking water

What's in Philly's drinking water? Not lead, experts say

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With Smart Faucet, Drexel students use data to fix water problems

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