Though federal Clean Water Act rules don’t apply (and haven’t ever applied) to most ditches, they have protected the water ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Theresa Fulgham wasn’t going to wait any longer. After days without water in Virginia’s capital that prompted some residents to melt snow to flush toilets, it was time to get ...

Despite the new “waters of the U.S.” definition, the Clean Water Act’s regulatory reach will likely continue generating legal controversy, according to an agricultural law expert. Two years after the ...

The federal government has narrowed the “waters of the U.S.” definition, potentially triggering a new legal battle over whether it’s scaled back Clean Water Act enforcement too far, experts say. Legal ...

When two materials come into contact, charged entities on their surfaces get a little nudge. This is how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity. Likewise, water flowing over some ...