Background Drinking water is a major source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure in contaminated communities. Even after mitigation, residents may still have elevated serum PFAS ...

Wastewater-related indicators such as caffeine, sucralose (an artificial sweetener) and pharmaceutical compounds were ...

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Environmental Protection Agency in a ruling on Tuesday involving a wastewater treatment facility owned by the city of San ...

On the banks of Nagdaha, a polluted and lotus-infested lake in Nepal, Soni Pradhanang is putting trash back into the water—on purpose. She carefully assembles a platform of styrofoam and bamboo mats, ...

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 ...

Oil refineries release billions of pounds of pollution annually into waterways, and that pollution disproportionately affects people of color, according to a new analysis of Environmental Protection ...

The federal contract will continue scientific work on polluted Virgin Islands waters, including studies that determine how much contamination specific bays and coastal areas can ...

Both candidates have taken swings at addressing the east metro’s water pollution concerns, but their influence may be limited.

The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the foundation for the protection of surface water quality in the United States. Section 106 of the CWA (33 U.S. Code §1256), authorizes EPA to provide financial ...