Water quality experts are using DNA tools to track down contamination responsible for beach closures along the Great Lakes ...

The Waterkeeper Alliance report found levels of 'forever chemicals' were higher below sewer plants and sludge fields ...

An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a ...

For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns — even though there’s no ...

Asked about protesters who attended a Thursday groundbreaking in Des Moines, demanding action on agricultural pollution and ...

The crew of a scientific research vessel discovered a strange black goo clinging to their ship. Perplexed, they sent a sample ...

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"The plant must operate safely and cannot be allowed to threaten our drinking water." Engineers race to find solution as ...

News about Water Pollution, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

The study found widespread microplastic pollution across some Appalachian streams, which poses ecological and public health ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...