Sunlight makes microplastics leak hidden chemicals into water, creating pollution that spreads far beyond plastic pieces.

Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink ...

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 ...

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

Nitrate pollution has become one of the most widespread water quality challenges in intensively farmed regions around the ...

The environmental advocacy group Food & Water Watch has announced a 20-point "clean water blueprint" it says would help ...

After years of investing millions to improve the municipal sewer system, the town is looking at the next round of upgrades at ...

If you thought to throw your sandwich wrapper in a stream while camping was the most common form of water pollution, think again: from agricultural runoff to waste treatment, pollution affects more ...

Trump is sending a wrecking ball into the funding and protections we need for clean, affordable water. The WATER Act provides the solution. Trump is sending a wrecking ball into the funding and ...

On the banks of Nagdaha, a polluted and lotus-infested lake in Nepal, Soni Pradhanang is putting trash back into the water—on purpose. She carefully assembles a platform of styrofoam and bamboo mats, ...

In South Africa, discarded pineapple leaves can now be turned into a low-cost, eco-friendly solution for both cleaning ...