In an usual ruling, a court in Ecuador ruled on Sunday that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through the capital, Quito. The city government appealed the ruling, which is based ...

To stop plastic reaching the ocean, a start-up in Ecuador is using a conveyor belt to skim off and remove plastic from rivers – and working to stop polluters adding plastic to rivers in the first ...

Quito, (EFE).- More than 435 kilograms of plastic waste were collected Friday from the San Pedro River in Ecuador’s capital, Quito, during a community cleanup effort known as a minga. The event was ...

Crews have laid oil containment boom in an effort to keep contamination to a minimum (Photo courtesy Petroecuador) QUITO, Ecuador, June 11, 2013 (ENS) – Oil spilled from Petroecuador’s Trans-Ecuador ...

Quininde (Ecuador) (AFP) – An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency and order residents to ration drinking water. The ...

A program on what rivers in Ecuador can teach us about rivers in Minnesota will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Cascade Meadow Wetlands and Environmental Science Center, 2900 19th St. NW, ...