Over-allocation of water, chronic groundwater depletion, pollution and climate change have pushed the world into a drastic ...

The state’s environmental agency has the authority to investigate and issue fines for illegal spills, but lacks sufficient ...

In an effort to increase education and awareness of water quality and water pollution problems, a number of county organizations partnered up enlist the community in creative ways to address these ...

With swelling demand straining its antique wastewater infrastructure, it’s no wonder Fort Myers has water pollution problems. Fecal bacteria in its creeks, fountains "of raw sewage”, dirty ...

Colleen O’Neil, of the Mountain Watershed Association, fixes a crooked sign posted near a landfill's discharge pipe that flows into Sewickley Creek in Yukon, Pa. Credit: Scott Goldsmith/Inside Climate ...

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Layered up for the winter weather, donning rubber boots and headlamps, a crew of four volunteers — mostly retirees — headed out on a 43-degree evening in December to test for water pollution at three ...