polluted
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Waterkeeper and other environmental groups successfully used the same provision to convince the EPA in 2024 to require permits for businesses near the polluted Dominguez Channel and Los Cerritos Channel in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The new law sets France "the goal of decontaminating soil and water polluted" by the pesticide, according to a copy on the parliament's website.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Water quality at coastal locations is generally much better than inland, with rivers frequently polluted by sewage discharges and agricultural run-off.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Acid rain likely polluted drinking water, while thick ash buried vegetation and wildlife beneath heavy layers of debris.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
The city was noisy and dirty, the weather murky, the air often polluted with a yellow smog from the new factories and from all the fireplaces burning dirty coal.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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