SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Voted into law a half-century ago, the Clean Water Act of 1972 is still far from achieving its ambitious goals. The landmark law aimed to make U.S. waters safe for swimming and ...

Sewage released into our rivers by water companies is a scandal with life and death consequences. Dirty Business shows how it ...

By integrating experimental evidence across freshwater and marine systems, the study emphasizes that algae–microplastic interactions are not uniformly harmful but context-dependent, offering ...

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Researcher Tobie Bloom wears a protective suit before testing water in the Tijuana River in San Diego County. (Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times) New research backs up the concerns of people who live ...

Massive sewage spill dumps hundreds of millions of gallons into Potomac River near D.C. Trump calls in FEMA while local ...

There’s a drinking spring in our village that, for around 175 years, has been used to slake the thirst of passers-by. Whether future generations will be able to drink from it is now in doubt. And ...

Oregon recently released a progress report on the nitrate reduction plan for the Lower Umatilla Basin, where thousands of ...

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