Scientists are worried about chemicals from burned materials (heavy metals, plastics, fire retardants) polluting the ocean.

Polluted runoff is still smothering the Great Barrier Reef, our first national assessment of water quality trends in ...

North Carolina is notorious for its unpredictable weather. A Sunday morning will start sunny, but by 2 p.m. there’s a ...

"This matter is urgent. Fish are dying. The situation has to be halted, and penalize the responsible contractor." ...

Agricultural runoff is a persistent challenge to water quality in the Upper Midwest. To better understand how state-led policies address this issue, students Meghan Anderson and Taylor Hohensee in the ...

As more waterways contend with algae blooms and pollution caused by minerals from agricultural runoff and industrial ...

Wary of a new federal administration that seeks more environmental deregulation, several groups are suing the state ...

After weeks of windy and dry weather, rain has fallen in parched Southern California and is expected to aid firefighters who ...

San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties have issued public health advisories warning residents to stay out of the ocean ...

Water is a fundamental resource for life, yet it is increasingly under threat from pollution caused by human activities. From ...

The ocean water along roughly eight miles of prime Los Angeles coastline remained off-limits indefinitely due to the recent ...