Oil refineries release billions of pounds of pollution into waterways each year, according to regulatory data. NPR found that pollution is concentrated near places where people of color live.

Raw sewage is making rivers and beaches hazardous for swimmers in the UK, turning water into a political battleground in the upcoming election ...

An extra 3 billion people will have a scarcity of clean water by 2050 due to pollution in waterways, scientists predict.

Experts said the decision would sharply undercut the agency’s authority to protect millions of acres of wetlands under the Clean Water Act, leaving them subject to pollution without penalty.