Karl Banks, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reports on the agency's efforts to restore clean water to the ...

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday made it harder for environmental regulators to limit water pollution, ruling for San Francisco in a case about the discharge of raw sewage that sometimes occurs ...

The EPA repealed stricter mercury limits for coal plants, citing cost savings. Health advocates warn the move could increase pollution risks for children and families. climate change coal mining WRAL ...

Two national utility trade groups representing many of Long Island’s water providers filed a new federal lawsuit this week seeking to overturn the limits established on toxic “forever chemicals” by ...

CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Growing up in northwest Georgia, Stormy Bost lived her life in the water. During summers she plucked ...

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits ...

From the time you get up in the morning until you go to bed at night, and even while you are asleep, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency affects your life. The air you breathe, the water you ...

PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Haleakalā Park Rain ...

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage and ...