A recent spill of bio-beads—small plastic pellets used by some wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s—has brought ...

Two Stormont departments are among three bodies under investigation by the UK's environment watchdog over sewage discharges ...

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News. Some 280 years after a river-swimming Benjamin Franklin petitioned to curb wathyer pollution here, the city is still struggling to meet the ...

Two Stormont departments are to face an investigation over the regulation of sewage discharges into Belfast Lough. The Office ...

UK, Environment Secretary Steve Reed has announced immediate changes and a review of environmental law in response to the Independent Water Commission’s 465-page report (the "Cunliffe Report") on the ...

England's land - so goes an old song - is green and pleasant, but for years, many of its rivers have been dirty and gross. That's because of sewage discharge that causes pollution and has led to ...

In a nation surrounded by water, England's fishing industry represents a small yet important portion of its agriculture sector. However, some fisheries are feeling the impact of a significant raw ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A way for San Diego County residents to virtually track pollution from the Tijuana River in South County went live Monday, providing a real time update on beach water quality and ...

Clear targets must be set by the mayor of London to make the capital's rivers safe for swimming, a report by the London Assembly has said. Among its other recommendations, the Environment Committee ...

Residents are concerned about the rapid deterioration of local water sources, including the Rietvlei Dam, the Bon Accord Dam and various rivers and streams which flow through the city.