Environment
High levels of disease-causing bacteria found in Potomac River after major sewage spill
University of Maryland researchers have detected extremely high levels of disease-causing bacteria in the Potomac River following a massive sewage spill last month, raising what scientists describe as urgent public health concerns about risks from the nation’s aging infrastructure.
Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday reopening a huge swath of protected sea in the Atlantic Ocean to commercial fishing.
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