Word: epa
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said tests during the last 10 days have revealed bacteria levels in the river more than 1,000 times the level that would make the river unsafe for swimming and 200 times greater than the allowable level for boating, according to the Boston Globe...
...high levels of fecal coliform bacteria, which were found in Milford, Mass., are likely the result of raw sewage entering the river, according to the EPA...
...EPA, which is trying to make the Charles River swimmable and fishable by the year 2005, has been investigating pollution near Milford for several months since environmentalists first warned Milford officials about raw sewage about a year and a half...
...than I have asks me how to do things and follows my advice even when it conflicts with his judgment. If I question his uncritical acceptance, I'm told, "Well, you go to Harvard." There are small victories that keep me from screaming. Like when the snot from the EPA asked sneeringly what state school I attended and I was able to answer, "Actually, I go to Harvard University." But even the victories hinge on the clever use of Harvard's reputation. No matter how or where or why I say that name, it provokes a response. I have given...
Currently, 19 universities, frustrated by the way the EPA counts hazardous waste sites, are working with the agency to change the site designation process...