Open Access Government explores the issue of water pollution and its severe implications for public health and the ...

Researchers explain how nitrate from farming and fish ponds moves through water and pollutes freshwater lakes.

Global public opinion poll measures views on freshwater challenges. As the world’s weather flips more rapidly between the poles of too wet and too dry, the general public is taking notice. Fifty-eight ...

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 ...

Nitrogen pollution could intensify global water scarcity threefold by 2050, scientists warn in a recently published paper. In addition, “newly emerging pollutants,” such as microplastics, heavy metals ...

Oil refineries release billions of pounds of pollution annually into waterways, and that pollution disproportionately affects people of color, according to a new analysis of Environmental Protection ...

By Zachary T. Sampson, Shreya Vuttaluru and Bethany Barnes Times Staff Writers Dec. 17, 2025 When they arrived in Longboat Key this February, Carol Leone and her family were excited for two weeks of ...

Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them — more than any other state — the springs ...

The downtown skyline of Des Moines is seen in the background of the Des Moines River. Credit: Phil Roeder/CC BY 2.0 Des Moines, Iowa, is a sprawling metro area of 740,000 people surrounded by ...

Imagine a world where the air is clean, the water is pure, and wildlife thrives in natural habitats untouched by human waste. Now, imagine the reality, especially as we approach World Conservation Day ...