The state of Iowa has stuck steadfastly to voluntary programs to improve water quality. A town hall looks at how to get more effective action.

Department of Natural Resources analysts educated community members on watersheds and where water pollution comes from.

Water pollution occurs when water becomes contaminated, usually by chemicals or microorganisms. Pollution can cause water to become toxic to humans, leading to infections and health problems. Water is ...

Nitrogen pollution could intensify global water scarcity threefold by 2050, scientists warn in a recently published paper. In addition, “newly emerging pollutants,” such as microplastics, heavy metals ...

The world’s water challenges, messy as they are, can be neatly summarized: Too much, too little, too dirty. An eye-opening World Bank report argues that insufficient attention is paid to the latter ...

Oil refineries release billions of pounds of pollution annually into waterways, and that pollution disproportionately affects people of color, according to a new analysis of Environmental Protection ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Our study population demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in air pollution knowledge and ...

Alex Ford receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), EU, charities and industry including water companies. England’s privatised water industry may one day be considered a ...

Campaigners have said stronger deterrents are needed to stop water pollution after figures obtained by BBC News NI showed there were 63 fines handed down between 2020 and 2024. In the same period ...

Share on Pinterest the_guitar_mann/Getty Images. Pollution occurs when a contaminant enters the environment, causing undesirable effects. There are several types of pollution, including: air pollution ...