The Colorado River serves over 35 million Americans before reaching Mexico – but it is dammed at the border, leaving locals on the other side with a dry delta.
Researchers can now link weather events to emissions – and to the companies responsible. A string of lawsuits is about to give “attribution science” a real-life test.
Maui Mayor Michael Victorino said on October 18 that he will not settle a Clean Water Act lawsuit that holds national implications for water pollution permitting.
As more places face a scarcity of fresh water, desalination is seen as a possible answer. But energy and financial requirements limit how widely it can be used.
A voracious, venomous species of fish that has invaded the Mediterranean from the Red Sea may be about to meet its match as conservationists urge people to start eating them.
In the east of Africa, the continent most susceptible to a changing climate, an oil boom offers an uncomfortable glimpse into this future shaped by a class-based climate apartheid.
Iceland will host an international symposium on plastics in the Arctic and sub-Arctic this April to share best practices and feed back into the work of the Arctic Council.
Five luminaries explain the concept of 'environmental justice' and reveal why, alongside the climate crisis, it is one of the most pressing issues of our time.
The Senate Appropriations Committee will consider Senate Bill 790, which sets environmental protection standards for conventional oil and gas well drilling and legalizes road dumping of wastewater from conventional wells.
The heir to a foam-cup fortune is believed to own more land than anyone on the storied tax haven of Grand Cayman, just as rising seas threaten to engulf it.
In Venezuela, a crumbling economy and the collapse of even basic state infrastructure means water comes irregularly — and drinking it is an increasingly risky gamble. The New York Times ran tests and found dangerous levels of bacteria.
Greens make major election gains as the anti-immigration SVP suffers a setback, projections show. "It is not a green wave, it is a tsunami, a hurricane," deputy party leader Celina Vara told Swiss radio.
The US activist is warning all levels of government in Australia to act swiftly to prevent the spread of PFAS chemical contamination, with more affected sites coming to light.
Residents protested outside the Saint-Gobain plastics factory in Merrimack Sunday, calling for more response to PFAS chemical contamination in the area's drinking water.
In partnership with Winooski and Burlington high school students, researchers plan to dramatically expand a database of lead test results around the Queen City.
A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology indicates that invasive lionfish eat more in warmer temperatures, foreshadowing another impact of climate change on the Florida coast.
Egypt will push Ethiopia this week to agree to an external mediator to help resolve a deepening dispute over a giant hydropower dam being built on Ethiopia's Blue Nile.
