A new report reveals that half of U.S. rivers, including the Mississippi, Tijuana and Lower Rio Grande, are dangerously polluted, putting drinking water, wildlife and entire communities at risk.

The Environmental Protection Agency moved a step closer Wednesday toward cleaning up the most polluted stretch of one of the most polluted rivers in the United States. The agency announced a $165 ...

The Waterkeeper Alliance has identified a river in the country with the highest levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

The global nonprofit organization The Ocean Cleanup deployed its innovative river cleanup technology, called the Interceptor Original, in one of Bangkok's most polluted rivers earlier this year ...

For the first time in over 50 years, on June 29, people are going to legally dive in and swim in a river that was once considered one of the 10 most polluted rivers in the country.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fish in the Cuyahoga River, which became synonymous with pollution when it caught fire in Cleveland in 1969, are now safe to eat, federal environmental regulators say.

Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically 'isolated' from other trout, new research shows. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email.

60% of Tennessee’s rivers too polluted to swim in, study finds by: Sierra Rains. Posted: Jul 12, 2024 / 01:04 PM CDT. Updated: Jul 12, 2024 / 04:19 PM CDT. by: Sierra Rains.

A new report reveals that half of U.S. rivers, including the Mississippi, Tijuana and Lower Rio Grande, are dangerously polluted, putting drinking water, wildlife and entire communities at risk.