Environmental Protection Agency

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding Virginia over $700,000 in grant funding to assist with identifying sources of lead in…

Funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program will get $455 million over the next five years under measure approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.It also…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A conservation group says it's preparing to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce the Clean Water Act…

The three states on the Delmarva Peninsula have joined 19 others in a suit against the easing of restrictions on coal-fired power plants.The U.S.…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - The federal government has agreed to spend about $65 million to clean up land in Virginia's Hampton Roads region that was polluted…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The school district serving Maryland's capital region says officials have found unacceptable levels of lead in 5 percent of all…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay will soon get a boost in funding.The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency says Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts are mostly on track. But challenges remain when it comes to…

The House of Representatives has approved an amendment that would keep the Environmental Protection Agency from spending any money to impose penalties on…

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Another lawsuit has been filed against an Arkansas-based poultry company accused of committing wastewater violations at a Delaware…