Open Access Government explores the issue of water pollution and its severe implications for public health and the ...

The Raccoon River weaves past downtown Des Moines. One of the primary drinking water sources for the region, the river has high nitrate levels that have led to water restrictions for some 600,000 ...

BARDWELL, Ky. — Red, yellow and purple flowers reach up past Joel Reddick’s knees and stretch across his family’s farm in Carlisle County, teeming with bees, birds and other life. He walks through the ...

To be frank, I’m all for technology, economic development and innovation. Progress matters, and investment in our communities ...

Algae blooms in bodies of water, like this duck week on a pond, can be caused by fertilizer runoff. Courtesy Johnson County Extension After conducting a soil test, home gardeners are often raring to ...

Worsening local effects on health and recreation in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin are spurring action on problems that also cause the Gulf of Mexico’s chronic “dead zone.” ELBA, Minn. – Jeff ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – A bi-state effort to reduce pollution and restore Lake Tahoe’s water clarity prevented a record amount of fine-grained sediment and other pollutants from reaching the lake’s ...

KUTV — When rain falls or snow melts, the water that doesn’t soak into the ground becomes stormwater runoff. This water travels over surfaces like streets, parking lots, and rooftops—collecting ...

The Biden administration awarded $206 million in grants Wednesday to improve water quality and reduce pollution flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. Funded in part by the infrastructure law, EPA officials ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — To avoid having someone write 'wash me' on your vehicle, you can either take it to a car wash, use a mobile detail service, or lather up the suds yourself. Whatever you ...

A new nitrate-monitoring “lab-on-a-drone” allows for easy, real-time water sampling and analysis in hard-to-reach areas like steep ditches or swampy lowlands.