GARY — The city’s sanitary district is expected to complete closure of the Ralston Street lagoon and begin work on a long-term plan to minimize overflows of wastewater and stormwater ...

A report highlights the ongoing stress to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed from pollutants, particularly pesticides. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the contiguous United States, with ...

First, they were pelts, then pests. But now they are emerging as something else: climate heroes. With its chisel-like teeth, a beaver can fell a tree in a matter of hours. The animals eat the bark ...

Managing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water resources requires a basin-scale approach. Predicted environmental concentrations (PEC) and stream-vulnerability scores for PFAS were ...

The Columbia River Gorge is not only a feast for the eyes but for all the senses. This Gorgeous River Canyon Has the Highest Concentration of Waterfalls in North America—and It’s Just 10 ...

There are 31 dams in the Federal Columbia River Power System, and many more dams throughout the vast Columbia Basin. The river is the country’s largest source of hydropower.

The amount found in five local wastewater facilities exceeds the EPA-recommended limit of 0.36 micrograms per liter. This could mean contamination of drinking water sources.

Record-breaking snowmelt heightens fire danger in the West, as NOAA warns of increased risks from above-average temperatures.

Negotiations over the Columbia River basin could affect the environment in Canada and electrical generation and flood control in the United States. Negotiations of a 60-year-old treaty between ...

Despite concerns over the Gallatin River's health, the Residential Quarry Phase II subdivision at Big Sky is not anticipated to have “significant impacts to the surrounding environment.” ...

Under Biden, California received $250 million in federal funding to address the problem by repairing and expanding a wastewater treatment plant in San Diego near the U.S.-Mexico border. Advertisement ...

The Buffalo Sewer Authority had 20 years and an estimated $380 million to reduce the amount of raw sewage overflows plaguing the city from its century-old system. Now, officials at ...