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Invasive species are non-native species that can cause harm to the environment, the economy or human health. Invasives come from all around the world. As international trade increases, so does the rate of invasive species introductions.

The radioactive waste from a WWII-era factory has long been the region’s dirty little secret. With devastating cancer rates, one community is still suffering.

Sector 15, a Formerly Used Defense Site, is 11,200 acres located east of Waimea and primarily comprised of Pu’ukapu Hawaiian Home Lands, including Kūhiō Village and Kanu o ka ʻĀina school.

The Environmental Protection Agency on June 1 released its proposed action for cleaning up the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site.

The area, known as Operable Unit 2 (OU2), is where treated and untreated wood was stored during historic wood treatment operations. EPA is seeking public comment on the proposed plan for OU2 through June 30, 2022, and will hold an in-person and virtual public meeting tomorrow to explain the proposed plan and answer questions.

The Sierra Club filed an objection to a Clean Air Act Title V Revised Operating Permit before the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) through a...

SCV Water Seeks Public Input On Removal of Hazardous Material In Water Wells The Santa Clarita Water Agency (SCV Water) is asking for the public’s input on the Engineering Evaluation Cost Analysis (EE/CA) of removing perchlorate and volatile substances from the Saugus Formation Aquifer, officials said Tuesday.   As part of this effort, SCV Water is seeking input on the removal of these substances during a 30-day public comment period from Jan. 26 to Feb. 24, 2021, according to officials. �...