Over-allocation of water, chronic groundwater depletion, pollution and climate change have pushed the world into a drastic ...

In an effort to increase education and awareness of water quality and water pollution problems, a number of county organizations partnered up enlist the community in creative ways to address these ...

The state’s environmental agency has the authority to investigate and issue fines for illegal spills, but lacks sufficient ...

This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Modern Farmer. The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Agricultural operations across Iowa are a leading cause of significant water ...

With swelling demand straining its antique wastewater infrastructure, it’s no wonder Fort Myers has water pollution problems. Fecal bacteria in its creeks, fountains "of raw sewage”, dirty ...

Florida has more than 2 million septic systems, writes environmental scientist Iuliia Istratiy, and the runoff from them has become one of the state’s most persistent polluters.

Management of the earth's water resources was among the issues discussed at the politically charged United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development, which concluded this week in Johannesburg.