A new report suggests local waterways could be unsafe for recreation for more than half the year due to the sewage overflows.

Lawsuit seeks to expand and strengthen industry regulation under the Clean Water Act Food & Water Watch filed an opening brief on behalf of the national advocacy group and 12 other organizations in ...

Parts of North America are poised to become “hotspots of water scarcity” within decades, partly because pollutants will make some water sources harder to use, scientists warned on Tuesday, urging ...

The Clean Water Act has reached its 50th anniversary. Still befuddling federal regulators is nonpoint-source pollution — a technocratic term describing pesticides, oil, fertilizers, toxins, sediment ...

At 50 years, the Clean water Act has had success. But there are key sources of water pollution yet to be addressed. A glossy ibis feeds in the Los Angeles River, California. Sections of the river are ...

CALHOUN, Ga. - Northwest Georgia remains mired in legal woes related to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination in the water. On March 7, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a ...

A judge ordered Minnesota state agencies overseeing nitrate and water pollution issues to review the effectiveness of their rules as part of a lawsuit by environmental advocates. Ramsey County ...

The Federal Government has been urged to prioritise investment in the transparency of water pollution data, as it is essential for protecting public ...

Pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay has dropped, but water quality remains below restoration targets, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. In 2023 nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment levels ...