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ASU researchers are assessing environmental concerns at a vital desert oasis 60 miles from Phoenix, the Hassayampa River Preserve.
On behalf of Cape Fear River Watch and Haw River Assembly, the Southern Environmental Law Center recently filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Asheboro and PET plastics manufacturer, ...
But where the Santa Cruz River flows, you’ll find something like an oasis. Birds sing among dense copses of mesquite trees; ...
A flash flood in Allegany and Garrett counties has stretched local emergency systems and emphasizes the need to turn climate resilience planning into tangible action.
Mercury, PFAS and other harmful pollutants are moving in a chemical plant site's groundwater into the Detroit River — at up to 60 gallons per minute.
WASHINGTON — A major new phase of DC Water’s long-running Clean Rivers Project is officially underway. District leaders gathered at West Potomac Park on Monday to mark the start of ...
According to the Potomac Conservancy Report Card, the primary source of pollution in the Potomac River is urban runoff, which is one of the leading causes of pollution in the United States.
After planning and hauling in heavy equipment over the last few days, recovery crews now say they're preparing to remove the wreck of the passenger jet further downstream from where we are at ...
Search efforts continue in the Potomac River after an American Airlines plane ... and restoring the waterways once able to do so. Its pollution control crews have also been mobilized.
The Potomac River winds through America’s capital ... The riverkeepers make sure any pollution is dealt with by alerting authorities and sometimes by legal action.
Since a 2015 change in FAA policy, some residents of neighborhoods alongside the Potomac River had found themselves beleaguered by plane noise, says Ken Buckley, a resident of Palisades who had long ...
Sometimes called D.C.'s "forgotten river," the Anacostia River is shorter, shallower and harder to navigate than the more famous Potomac ... neglect and industrial pollution are inextricable ...