"We were disappointed and astonished," said data scientist Tim Keyes, who helped lead the project, to the Adirondack Daily ...

The state has declared that the notoriously polluted Harlem River is now officially a “swimmable” waterway — but activists ...

The river that brings your drinking water might also be delivering pollution — and it's not alone. Contamination, drought, extreme weather and crumbling infrastructure are pushing many of our nation's ...

The water quality of the Blue Earth River has declined severely since the Rapid Dan Dam failed last year. Our Randall Gimm ...

The first Earth Day ushered in landmark environmental laws that saved countless lives. The Trump administration threatens that progress — but we’re fighting back. The first Earth Day ushered in ...

Community-led research from UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory spans three years, four continents and eight countries to reveal the scale of river plastic waste and offer solutions to stop it at ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — A group of kayakers — and one furry feline friend — wants to get more Kalamazoo residents out on the Kalamazoo River. The Kalamazoo Paddle Club started as a group of friends on ...

The 120-mile Tijuana River flows from Baja California into the United States and discharges millions of gallons of wastewater — including sewage, industrial waste and runoff — into the Pacific Ocean ...

Unassuming freshwater mussels are emerging as environmental heroes. These humble mollusks serve as the “livers of our rivers,” filtering 10-20 gallons of water daily while removing harmful algae, ...

This month, hundreds of Chicagoans will do something that would have been unthinkable a generation ago: Dive into the Chicago River for an organized open-water swim, the first since 1926. The ...

Two new EPA reports document an ongoing steady decline in water quality across Ireland's lakes, rivers and estuaries as pollution levels continue to rise. A whopping 44% of Irish rivers now have nitro ...