Environmental disasters involving huge oil tankers poisoned wastewater and thousands of tons of lead. The lead got into the ...

Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is experiencing a nine-month toxic algae bloom that ...

Ditches and canals are the underdog of the freshwater world. These human-made waterways are often forgotten, devalued, and ...

The Yamuna River, a holy site for millions and a source of about 40% of Delhi’s water supply, is now so polluted that it is often covered in toxic foam and cannot be treated, triggering widespread ...

Ravinder Kumar wades through ankle-deep sludge every day to leave his home in Sharma Enclave in northwest Delhi – yet inside the brick tenement, he does not have a drop to drink.

A Turning Point for Ghana rsquo;s Economy The discovery of commercially viable nickel deposits in the Oti Region represents ...

The world has entered “an era of global water bankruptcy” with irreversible consequences, according to a new United Nations ...

London (CNN) — A beach in England has disappeared under a blanket of uncooked French fries and onions after a container ship spilled its cargo earlier this month.

Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, Thursday joined Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, in announcing they had secured nearly $3.5 million to help address pollution and trash in the Tijuana River Valley. The ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Discovery Channel TV star claimed that he used his “supernatural” ability to “read” his cellmate before allegedly killing him at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, ...

Discovery Channel reality star Chad Ollinger told police he killed his cellmate because he just “knew” the man was a pedophile, despite lacking any evidence to support the claim, authorities said.