The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when they send dirty water on an indirect route.

In America, that right is enshrined in the Clean Water Act of 1972, which defines how the EPA regulates pollutants in U.S. waters, and the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, which establishes ...

As a member of both the Oneida Nation of the Thames and Walpole Island First Nation, located in southwestern Ontario next to the Great Lakes, her connection to water is ancient. Her advocacy for clean ...

Staffers that spoke to Grist under the condition of anonymity for fear of losing their jobs blamed new EPA administrator, Lee ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a lawsuit from San Francisco against the Environmental Protection Agency challenging Clean Water Act regulations the city argues are overly vague.

State lawmakers say people can pollute in 95% of New Mexico’s waterways and likely get away with it. This after a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to a draft Clean Water Act permit that will require more robust oversight of pollution from the Piney Point ...

Take Mercy Corps’ pledge and join our global community of humanitarians to affirm that every human has the right to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. Mercy Corps is implementing 49 WASH programs ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio— The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it will consider recategorizing Big Darby Creek and Little Darby Creek as Outstanding National Resource Waters — the ...

waived its right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Friday before U.S. District Judge Kari Dooley in Bridgeport to a felony violation of the Clean Water Act, according to the United States Attorney ...