Pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay has dropped, but water quality remains below restoration targets, according to the ...

Water is vital for food security, human health and economic development. But as populations grow and climate change intensifies, pollution is increasing throughout the water cycle. Water pollutants ...

Humans burn billions of metric tons of fossil fuels a year. Here’s how it can come back to haunt us as acid rain.

Authorities have launched an investigation after more than 2,000 people contracted group food poisoning due to tap water ...

Several dozen Massachusetts beaches are closed on Thursday, most of them due to health concerns. As of Thursday, 47 beaches ...

In today’s edition of Science for All, Priyali Prakash looks at how immersing Ganesh idols in water bodies causes pollution.

Discharges from a western New York cheese factory into a local waterway have resulted in a “significant fish and wildlife die ...

Light pollution is a worsening problem in Massachusetts, with a 10% annual increase over the past decade.

Here are the three major impacts that road salt pollution causes. First, the chloride from rock salt is seeping into groundwater from warmer temperatures leading to snowmelt in spring and rainfall.

Local governments and environmental advocates are asking the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to ...

There are more than 100 million lakes dotting the planet, according to one prominent study. But many arent what they used to ...

Oils and greases from rotting vegetation mix with chemicals, creating foam that floats on the water. This foam, often visible during festivals, suggests severe levels of pollution in the Yamuna.