The oceans are so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the effects would be negligible. Today, we need ...

Drinking water in the United States is at risk, scientists have said, as nitrogen pollution seems to be increasing. In a new study, scientists found that a third of the world's drinking water could be ...

Pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay has dropped, but water quality remains below restoration targets, according to the ...

Water washes over fish in a subsistence net on Kanakanak Beach (Brian Venua/KDLG) Alaskans eat a lot of fish. So many, in fact, that the federal government announced Thursday that the state needs to ...

Imagine a world where the air is clean, the water is pure, and wildlife thrives in natural habitats untouched by human waste. Now, imagine the reality, especially as we approach World Conservation Day ...

As the glaciers of South America retreat, the supply of freshwater is dwindling and its quality is getting worse. Dark red pools of meltwater from acid rock drainage on Pastoruri peak in the ...

The unusual construction project in northeast Minneapolis in 2020 was billed by city officials as an environmental win. Newly built rain gardens in the Hoyer Heights neighborhood would help prevent ...

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have created a new five-day forecast — not for the weather, but for water pollution along San Diego’s South County coastline. KPBS ...

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2023—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$200 million loan to enhance ecological protection and reduce water pollution along China’s Yangtze River ...

Ames, IA — Today, Food & Water Watch, Progress Iowa, Iowa Environmental Council, and Driftless Water Defenders hosted a ...