Across the central U.S., nitrate from crop fertilizer and livestock facilities is seeping into water underground. Many family ...

Mercury, PFAS and other harmful pollutants have for years emanated off the BASF Wyandotte plant's property through groundwater into the Detroit River The company is working with U.S. EPA on a ...

When Morrow County declared a state of emergency in 2022 over the high levels of nitrates found in the Lower Umatilla Basin’s groundwater, the long-term response to the crisis was a jumble of local ...

Rivers, lakes, and wetlands cover the landscape of our blue planet, but over 97 percent of the world’s freshwater resources lie beneath the ground. In fact, scientists estimate that there is 100 times ...

GADSDEN, Ala.—Cruising upstream on the Coosa River through downtown Gadsden, it would be easy to miss the old coal ash pond sitting on the north bank of the river. It’s mostly hidden by trees and ...

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Oregon regulators would gain new powers to enter private rural properties under a bill that aims to make the state government more proactive in preventing groundwater pollution. Senate Bill 1154 would ...

Like many families in Wisconsin, my family turns on the tap every day trusting that our drinking water is safe. We shouldn’t have to wonder whether contamination is present in our community or nearby ...

Scientists have discovered that tweaking the composition of biochar, a charcoal-like material made from biomass, can significantly improve its ability to trap and neutralize toxic groundwater ...

A new report shows nitrate contamination has been worsening at more than a third of monitored groundwater sites – likely ...