EPA: U.S. Waterways Contain Polluted Fish
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One of every three lakes in the United States, and nearly one-quarter of the nation's rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught there.
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Male fish that are growing eggs have been found in the Potomac River near Sharpsburg, a sign that a little-understood type of pollution is spreading downstream from West Virginia, a federal scientist says.
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By COLLEEN DISKIN and ALEX NUSSBAUM, STAFF WRITERS  Seventy percent of the state's waters  including crucial sources of drinking water such as the Oradell and Wanaque reservoirs  fail to meet federal pollution standards.
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The discovery of intersex fish -- males with some female characteristics, including some carrying eggs -- in Washington's Potomac River is raising concerns about pollution from chemicals that can affect hormones.
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PHILADELPHIA Nov 27, 2004 - A tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 20-mile-long slick that threatened fish and birds, Coast Guard officials said Saturday.
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The United States will work with other nations and international groups to eliminate "destructive" fishing practices such as bottom trawling on the high seas, the White House said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON - Scientists say abnormal "intersex" fish, with both male and female characteristics, have been discovered in the Potomac River and its tributaries across the Capitol Region, raising questions about how contaminants are affecting millions of people who drink tap water there.
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Federal lawmakers Wednesday criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not moving faster to determine whether "intersex" fish in the Potomac River and its tributaries signal the presence of pollutants that might be harmful to humans.
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Contaminants ranging from farm runoff to the bug repellent DEET are putting pressure on some of the most pristine rivers in the southern U.S.
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Tests found no detectable melamine in the flesh of fish that ate feed adulterated with the chemical at two commercial fish farms in the United States, federal officials said yesterday. The fish was cleared for human consumption.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced it is banning the import from China of five species of fish because they may be contaminated with medications.
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By Madeleine Mathias, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Jun. 21--The 100 million-gallon spill of fly ash into the Delaware River from PPL's Martins Creek plant in August 2005 has had no adverse effect on wells, fish or animal life, according to a report by PPL's consultants.
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According to a report just released from Environmental Protection Agency, one of every three lakes in the United States and nearly one-quarter of the nation&#39;s rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught there.
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( Philadelphia -- November 28, 2004) --  Dozens of birds have fallen victim to a big oil slick on the delaware river. A tanker spilled 30-thousand gallons of crude oil into the river between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey.
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The U.S. government has found for  the second time in recent months that water from a sampling of  commercial aircraft galleys and bathrooms was not safe for use,  regulators said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency said last week that 12.6 percent of the planes it tested had drinking water on board that failed to meet the agency&#39;s standards.
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Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.