Filter-feeding mollusks respond to water pollution in a very detectable and measurable manner. With that fact in mind, scientists have created a commercial water-quality-monitoring system that uses ...

We learn why Texas is suing Dow Chemical Co. and how the case could actually end up shielding Dow from tougher penalties. And ...

The industrial plants, a source of heavy metals and cancer-causing compounds, have never been regulated by national water standards. Environmental groups are calling on EPA to crack down on water ...

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In a name-your-poison twist, a new study from the University of Illinois adds to the evidence that Chicago-area waterway pollution is slowing the relentless advance of the invasive silver carp.

A Port Washington Water Pollution District meeting erupted this week into a series of confrontations over ethics compliance, alleged misconduct and the management of Sunset Park — ending with a new ...