Pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay has dropped, but water quality remains below restoration targets, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. In 2023 nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment levels ...

Ahead of Everett treatment plant’s new permit, locals want Ecology to draft stricter requirements for flame retardants like PBDEs. EVERETT — At low tide along the Everett waterfront, two volunteers ...

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 ...

The EPA is ignoring its legal duty to protect our waterways from dirty industries — so we’re taking it to court. The EPA is ignoring its legal duty to protect our waterways from dirty industries — so ...

Clark County officials are working to prevent pollution in a small way, beginning with businesses’ waste management. The Washington Department of Ecology entered into an agreement with Clark County, ...

A new water quality report card for Biscayne Bay again delivers sobering news: pollution in the bay continues to worsen. While the amount and location of the increase is not alarming, it does signal ...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to respond to a legal petition urging the agency to strengthen clean water rules governing factory farms has prompted a broad coalition of public interest ...

LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Britain set out new legislation on Thursday to toughen the oversight of water companies, with penalties including imprisonment for bosses if they obstruct investigations ...

Frustrated open water swimmers are calling on the British government to take immediate action to address the ongoing sewage crisis in British waters, after completing a 124 mile relay along the River ...