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Environmental groups sue EPA over New York City water quality

By Diogomaye Ndiaye
June 30, 2017

Nine environmental groups have sued the Environmental Protection Agency accusing it of failing to protect the health of people boating or swimming in New York City waters by not requiring the state to update water quality standards. Read more and here

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