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 ...

Every year, more than one million deaths globally occur because of exposure to short-term (hours to days) fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in air pollution, according to a new report, with Eastern Asia ...

In 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act with the intention to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Nation’s waterways. This law represented an astounding ...

The EPA is moving to narrow the definitions of protected waterways under the Clean Water Act, opening many waterways to ...

King County has been ordered to fix the "mess" created by a Duwamish River cleanup project that triggered numerous water-quality violations and raised the ire of environmentalists. Mud laced with ...

URBANA, Ill. – Animal agriculture is a major source of water pollution in the United States, as manure runoff carries excess nutrients into rivers and lakes. Because of their non-point source nature, ...

Short-term exposure to air pollution reduces people's ability to interpret emotions and focus on performing tasks, found a new study published in Nature Communications. Emerging evidence suggests a ...