A new study reveals how thawing permafrost is transforming dozens of rivers in Alaska, leading to irreversible changes.

In the wild, remote expanse of northern Alaska, rivers that once shimmered with crystal-clear water are now taking on a ...

State officials have begun testing fish and other commonly eaten seafood in the Tangipahoa River and Lake Pontchartrain for ...

Warming Arctic permafrost is unlocking toxic metals, turning Alaska’s once-clear rivers into orange, acid-laced streams. The ...

Gold has long glittered in Ghana’s heritage, a symbol of wealth buried in the soil. Yet the rush for it has left a trail less dazzling: poisoned rivers, barren fields and sickened bodies.

A study using data from over 1,000 rivers shows that these extreme events now last almost twice as long on the water as they ...

Climate change symptoms, such as extreme rainfall and drought, are impacting Georgia's surface water quality. Heavy rainfall increases runoff, carrying pollutants like sediment, fertilizer, and urban ...

The well-known salmon life cycle has long been described as going only one way at a time. Juvenile salmon hatch and swim down rivers to the ocean, where they grow and mature before returning to the ...

A new “donut-style” pig pavilion at Blackberry Meadows in Fawn will help prevent soil erosion and, in turn, boost local food ...

On the last weekend of August 2011, Stephen Farrington of Stockbridge took his family to stay at his parents’ house in Burlington ahead of Tropical Storm Irene. At the time, his major concern was the ...