A new review reveals that tire wear particles are a major source of toxic microplastics polluting rivers, lakes, and ...

A detailed extinction assessment of more than 23,000 species of freshwater fauna by the International Union for Conservation of Nature identified major threats from pollution, dams, agriculture ...

With the world facing a worsening water crisis, a huge public survey found that water pollution is the number one environmental issue for people globally, topping even climate change, and that there ...

The river supplies about 60 percent of drinking water to Philadelphia’s 1.5 million people, but saltwater intrusion and pollution is threatening this crucial resource.

Freshwater lakes and ponds are among the most biodiverse habitats on Earth, and they are subjected to multiple environmental pressures including climate change, nutrient pollution, and pesticide ...

As Florida Power & Light hits the halfway point in a complex effort to retract a massive saltwater plume emanating from its cooling canals at Turkey Point and polluting South Florida’s drinking ...

Freshwater habitats -- including rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, bogs and wetlands -- cover less than 1% of the planet's surface, but support 10% of its animal species, said Catherine Sayer, a ...

The study found widespread microplastic pollution across some Appalachian streams, which poses ecological and public health ...

When it comes to protecting the health of the Cape’s 890 ponds and lakes, there are lots of organizations and entities with a ...