EPA Withdraws Federal Water Quality Criteria for Alaska, Arkansas, and Puerto Rico

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing federal water quality criteria for toxic pollutants in Alaska, Arkansas, and Puerto Rico, as these states have adopted and approved stricter criteria, making federal criteria unnecessary.

Original source language: Federal Register — Environmental Protection AgencyOpen original release →

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