Oil Tanker Spills 420,000 Gallons into Mississippi River

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Coast Guard officials have acted quickly to close down 29 miles of the Mississippi River near New Orleans.

Destroying wetlands could set off “carbon bomb”

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Often eyed for their development potential, wetlands contain…

Texas residents still lack water as EPA grant expires, unspent

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SANTA ROSA, Texas - A recent EPA audit revealed that a $4 million…

Jam of jellyfish in Hudson River takes New Yorkers by surprise

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NEW YORK - Whether from a lack of rain, cold water surges from…

Runaway runoff results in EPA sue-age

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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - With algae abloom in Florida waterways,…

Uranium-riddled Groundwater Reported in Holy City of Varanasi

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VARANASI, India - While India's magical state of Jharkhand usually…

Once upon a time there was capitalism

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LONDON-The International Herald Tribune publishes a futuristic…

What’s Colorless and Tasteless And Smells Like . . . Money?

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(June 30, 2008) In a front-page take-out, Shankar Vedantam of…

WHO report: Poor water & sanitation cause “9% of global disease burden”

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GENEVA - According to the World Health Organization's June 2008…

Aquatic canaries – using fish to test city water

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Taipei, Taiwan - Singaporean scientists have developed a simple…

Angola: blessed water needs no sterilization

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ANGOLA - A survey of Angolan households has revealed less than…

China: Chemical spill threatens water

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BEIJING - A truck has overturned and spilt a powerful chemical…