Hoping to better understand the health effects of oil fracking, the state in 2013 ordered oil companies to test the chemical-laden waste water extracted from wells. Data culled from the first year ...

That smell may be an indication of poor water quality. Regularly checking free, combined and total chlorine levels will help to prevent or reveal water quality issues before problems arise.

With thousands of gallons of oil contaminating their natural habitats, marine creatures press into oil-free waters ... Island Sea Lab usually show oxygen levels in the shallow waters at nearly ...

researchers say pollution levels have increased as a direct result of nearby oil sands operations. After an exhaustive study of air and water pollution along the Athabasca River and its ...

The amount of water consumed by the oil industry, revealed in a New York Times investigation, has soared to record levels. Fracking wells have increased their water usage sevenfold since 2011 as ...