New molecule could help reduce growing level of salt contaminants flowing into freshwater streams and lakes

From the concrete to the waterways, road salt is finding its way into area rivers. It's a challenge between public safety and the environment. "We are seeing concerning levels of salt especially in ...

Just hearing the total number of complaints shocked Heather McMicken, an eastern Pennsylvania homeowner who complained about water-well contamination ... high levels of salt, drilling chemicals ...

Residences, businesses and the primary school in Donaldsonville have been issued a boil water advisory until further notice due to a drop in water pressure, Ascension Parish officials ...

Two former Michigan health officials were charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of nine people who got Legionnaires’ disease during the Flint water ...

Among several energy-related bills to hit the Legislature this week, North Dakota regulators want authority to go after corporate leaders who flagrantly disregard oil patch spills.

Even if you’ve been living under a rock, you have experienced the Water Cycle in action. Rain falling from the sky, water seeping into the ground, a ...

The site, constructed by the EPA in 2004 to remove water from contaminated sediment before disposal, is now an asset for the city, officials say.

Insecticides and road salts adversely interact to alter aquatic ecosystems, reducing organism abundance and size, according to a study in the journal Environmental Pollution. Pesticide use is ...

Dissolved salts increase water salinity, which affects aquatic organisms. If the salt-contaminated lake, river or groundwater is a source of drinking water, then it can impact human health.

found some dried pasta sold in the city contained insect fragments and pesticide residue, while various levels of metallic contaminants were discovered in certain canned fish products and salt.