Three Bergen County municipalities have signed an agreement with the state DEP to reduce sewer discharges into the Hackensack ...

Public health advisories like this one inform residents and help keep them safe. Officials issue warning after making ...

The study authors emphasized the need to carefully evaluate pavement materials. Researchers issue warning after examining ...

The source of turbidity in the South Fork of the St. Lucie River in the Halpatiokee Regional Park in Stuart remains a mystery ...

Scientists are worried about chemicals from burned materials (heavy metals, plastics, fire retardants) polluting the ocean.

Solutions for algae blooms and pollution caused by minerals from agricultural runoff and industrial manufacturing processes tend to be costly and can be used just once. As more waterways contend with ...

Welsh farmers banned from disposing of waste sheep dip on their land over river pollution fears One solution is to find and fix every illegal sewage outlet to prevent waste going into rivers.

While cities and towns filter out pollutants with wastewater treatment plants, like this one in Hastings, private wells aren’t regulated. Owners have to treat water on their own. (Angelina ...

The scattered showers were expected to continue overnight, boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires. A basketball is stuck in the net outside of a ...

But potentially heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring new troubles such as toxic ash runoff. Los Angeles County crews spent much of the past week removing vegetation, shoring up slopes ...

The air was classified as 'very unhealthy', according to the air quality and pollution city ranking. An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered 'unhealthy' while 201-300 is 'very unhealthy' and 301-400 ...