Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink ...

Global public opinion poll measures views on freshwater challenges. As the world’s weather flips more rapidly between the poles of too wet and too dry, the general public is taking notice. Fifty-eight ...

For at least 17 years, an environmental organization claims, a Yonkers manufacturer has violated the Clean Water Act. Now Riverkeeper ...

Researchers explain how nitrate from farming and fish ponds moves through water and pollutes freshwater lakes.

Nitrate pollution has become one of the most widespread water quality challenges in intensively farmed regions around the ...

After years of investing millions to improve the municipal sewer system, the town is looking at the next round of upgrades at ...

If you thought to throw your sandwich wrapper in a stream while camping was the most common form of water pollution, think again: from agricultural runoff to waste treatment, pollution affects more ...

In South Africa, discarded pineapple leaves can now be turned into a low-cost, eco-friendly solution for both cleaning ...

On the banks of Nagdaha, a polluted and lotus-infested lake in Nepal, Soni Pradhanang is putting trash back into the water—on purpose. She carefully assembles a platform of styrofoam and bamboo mats, ...

The Water Board has unveiled a significant action plan aimed at transforming the city into a water pollution-free zone, ...