Nitrogen pollution is a serious concern for the agriculture industry. Agricultural fertilizers contain nitrogen, an essential ...

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have created a new five-day forecast — not for the weather, but for water pollution along San Diego’s South County coastline. KPBS ...

Pesticides, heavy metals, micro- and nanoplastics in the soil, and environmentally harmful chemicals can have a detrimental effect on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper. The ...

Water pollution is top environmental issue in survey of 30,000 people across 31 countries and territories by Globescan and WWF With the world facing a worsening water crisis, a huge public survey ...

The Supreme Court ruled last year that rivers that only flow in response to weather events -- called ephemeral streams -- do not fall under the protection of the Clean Water Act. New research suggests ...

In September 2023, parts of New York City were flooded when heavy rainfall from record-breaking storms hit the area. Nearly nine inches of rain fell that Friday afternoon, halting subways, trains, and ...

Today, the Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a proposed directive to review and update the lists of pollutants affecting ...

Chennai initiates a groundbreaking project for 24/7 piped water supply, transforming the city's water management strategy ...

Kevin Grecksch has received funding from the ESRC, NERC and the British Academy for his research on drought and water scarcity in the UK. Privatised water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers ...