San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish, rather than telling cooks not to make the dish too salty.

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

As many regions across South Africa, including the City of Johannesburg and eThekwini, continue to grapple with significant ...

Water scarcity is a global crisis affecting billions due to increasing demand, climate change, and mismanagement.

The number of affected drinking water systems grows with each update as the EPA adds more test results. Did Zanesville's ...

Scientists use satellite data to find ocean zones where trash naturally gathers for easier, faster, and cleaner clean-up.

A bill that would strengthen state regulators’ ability to deny and revoke wastewater permits for those who have a ...

This World Water Day, we explore India’s vast surface water network, which supports agriculture, drinking water supply, and ...

For example, a cotton bag needs to be ... has repeatedly failed to reach an agreement on plastic pollution, Plastic Bank has ...

As seawater creeps further into coastlines, salt threatens to pollute the freshwater reserves that people depend on. But this brine isn’t just coming from the ocean: New research shows freshwater ...

In the Permian, for example, The Hill observed numerous pumpjacks ... the Texas A&M atmospheric chemist, the risk of water pollution pales in comparison to the risk of air pollution — something ...