On August 5, a costly mistake by an Environmental Protection Agency cleanup crew spilled millions of liters of toxic mine waste into Colorado’s Animas River. Just the day before the Animas mess, the ...

Bills target industrial agriculture pollution to reduce cancer-linked nitrates in waterways Des Moines, IA — This week, amidst mounting calls for action to address Iowa’s industrial agriculture-linked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Supreme Court dealt another blow to federal environmental protections on Tuesday in a major water pollution case. In a 5–4 ...

New report outlines human impact of unregulated factory farm water pollution on public health, recreation, and water bills Des Moines, IA — Today, amidst mounting calls for action to address Iowa’s ...

The House passed legislation Thursday that would make more than a dozen changes to the Clean Water Act, including establishing new procedures to reduce lawsuits and limiting states’ authority to block ...

The long-term health of the ocean off the coast of Southern California, and the health of the region’s freshwater streams and rivers and lakes, soon could hinge on the Trump administration’s ...

The Supreme Court of the United States’ recent Clean Water Act decision in City of San Francisco v. EPA has sent shockwaves through the environmental community by prohibiting EPA and state agencies’ ...

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The Trump administration is proposing to narrow which bodies of water qualify for Clean Water Act protections. The administration proposed a new definition Monday for what counts as a “water of the ...

A sustainable city handles its water resources properly. As water becomes increasingly difficult to manage, environmentally friendly, science-based solutions are essential for addressing the many ...

We finally got a bit of real winter snow with the storm on Friday, March 6, and it will be a little help with the lack of water looking into the summer. In Summit, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A giant plume of super salty water has been lurking underneath the Turkey Point power plant for years, tainting the surrounding ...